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this is a stange place for this request and I apologize. However I asked in
both server sql and vs 2005 forums. The frequency of posting is so low it's
impossible to carry out a dialog.

I have sql 2000 installed. I ran the script for northwind. Didn't seem to
be any problems. However, both find and google search can't find any
northwind database (sql) on my computer.

Anybody have any ideas?

thanks,

dennis
 
Dennis,

You will not see it as a file, when the script went well you can see it in
the IDE open there your server explorer and than Servers -> SQL Servers ->
your server -> Northwind

I hope this helps?

Cor
 
When the script runs, it will install the Northwind SQL Server
database in your default data directory, the location of which you
specify when you install SQL Server. If the script ran successfully,
you will see two files there:

....\MSSQL\Data\Northwind.mdf
....\MSSQL\Data\Northwind.ldf

The mdf is the Northwind database, and the ldf is the log file.

--Mary
 
Cor,

I'm afraid under services I have dennis
Under dennis I have crystal services, event longs message queues,
performanc...service and finally sql services.

Under sql servers I have only Dennis\SQLEXPRESS
When I try to click the box I get a security inquiry I can't get past.

No SQL Server 2000, even though I installed it.

Mary, I looked in those paths and no Northwind.mdf or .id

dennist685 (My new nick)
 
Dennis,
No SQL Server 2000, even though I installed it.

Mary, I looked in those paths and no Northwind.mdf or .id
Click to expand...
Can you try a SQL server installation newsgroup. I don't know one so giving
you advice in that is useless (although there is a huge SQL programming
newsgroup).

However installing SQL server and the authorisation is a problem itself in
my opinion, not really ADONET.

I get the idea you are using full SQL 2000 (however am still in doubt if you
do not mean MSDE with that), so that would not be as much pain as MSDE which
is in my opinion really a pain, (what should be better in SQL Express by
the way) and is the problem only giving authorisation to you for using the
northwind database.

However that you do not see it or get a security warning leads in this
direction.

Not much however I hope it helps something.

Cor
 
No SQL Server 2000, even though I installed it.

Mary, I looked in those paths and no Northwind.mdf or .id
Click to expand...

If you installed SQL Server 2000, you would have specified a directory
to install the data files. It installs as a service, so you can check
it out in Services window. If you don't see MSSQLSERVER listed there
with the path to the executable, then it didn't install. Installing
the sample databases is also an option in the setup -- if you didn't
select it, then Northwind and pubs didn't get installed even if the
server did. If you want to install them separately (the server did get
installed), you can download the script from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=06616212-0356-46A0-8DA2-EEBC53A68034

--Mary
 
You folks are right. I'm in the wrong newsgroup. I'm going to uninstall and
reinstall. If I still have troubles, I'll go to an sqlserver newsgroup.

thanks muchly for trying to help me.

dennisy685
 
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