Installation problems

I don't have a copy of SQL Server
I don't have a copy of SQL Server. How can I evaluate the application?
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If your Server/PC has .Net Framework 2.0+ installed then we would recommend installing Sql Server 2005 Express

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa718378.aspx

You can also get a graphical management tool for Sql Server 2005 Express from this link;

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C243A5AE-4BD1-4E3D-94B8-5A0F62BF7796&displaylang=en


If your Server/PC does not have.Net Framework 2.0+ (and you do not want to install it) then we recommend installing MSDE 2000 (SQL Server 2000)

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/msde/prodinfo.mspx

For information on how to install MSDE 2000 see the following link:

http://aspnet101.com/aspnet101/tutorials.aspx?id=44

One of the limitations of MSDE is that it does not include any administration tools which although not required for the initial install may prove useful for functions such as backups.

There are a number of administration tools available from various vendors, a list of which can be found here:

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/partners/msde.mspx



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Single Click installation problems
I have getting an error when I try and using the single-click installation option.
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If you experience any problems during the Single-Click installation, you may find it useful to consult Installshield Consumer Central ( http://consumer.installshield.com )

This is a central, online resource - created and maintained by Installshield which carries comprehensive information relating to common installation problems.

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404 Page Not Found
When I try to launch the program, I get a 404 page not found message.

However, I am able to lauch the readme.htm file no problem.

Is there something I need to do to configure the .aspx extention perhaps?

I have MS Windows Server 2003,MS .Net Framework 1.1, MSDE 2000
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Even though Windows 2003 has the .Net framework pre-installed it does not always have ASP.NET installed.

You can check this by looking at the "Web Service Extensions" node in IIS Manager.

If ASP.Net is not enabled then you should be able to do this from here.

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Problems connecting to MSDE
In installed MSDE by running C:\MSDERelA\setup.exe SAPWD="?????"

It installed MSDE correctly and I can see the server is running (I also downloaded the Teratrax Database Manager evaluation tool from www.teratrax.com and with that tool I can see the running databases).

I have a problem when I try and run the Database Creation Wizard

I use:
server name: (local)
database name: dbnetoffice
authentication: windows

Then I get an error message: "Application failed for user MARTIN\IUSR_MARTIN"

If I use as authentication SQL Server (and I use Userid: sa, password: ?????) then I get as error "Application failed for user sa. Reason: not connected with a trusted SQL-Server connection"
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By default MSDE is installed with "windows" authentication only. To log in with a user name and password you will need to change the authentication mode to "mixed" to do this see the following link:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q325022#10

The reason "MARTIN\IUSR_MARTIN" cannot login in using "Windows" authentication is that this account has weak credentials. You need to add "windows" authentication to the DbNetOffice folder which you can do by changing the "web.config" file like this:

  ...
  <authentication mode="Windows">
  ...

This should allow you to connect with your Network login credentials

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E-Mails are not being read by the scheduled job
It appears that even though the SQL Server job DbNetOfficeReadPOP3Mail is being run periodically no e-mails are being read into the database.
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You will need to upgrade the MS XML Parser on the server. You can download Version 4 from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3144b72b-b4f2-46da-b4b6-c5d7485f2b42&displaylang=en

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The XML page cannot be displayed
I'm getting the following error:

The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.


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A name was started with an invalid character. Error processing resource 'http://hp_laptop/dbnetsuite/menu.aspx'. Line 1, P...

<%@ Page language="C#" Inherits="DbNetLink.Web.SuiteMenu"%>
-^
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This error indicates that ASP.NET is either not installed or has not been registered with IIS.



If you believe ASP.NET is installed then try running



"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\{version}\aspnet_regiis.exe"

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