"Peter Croft" <peter_croft@textandvideo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I am running SQL Server 2k version 8.00 on one pc (A) on a lan, and SQL
>Express 2005 version 9.0
> on another (B). I can see the 2k server on A from Management Studio
> Express on B but not the other way round.
> Is this a limitation or have I just done something wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Peter Croft
>

"William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveThis@betav.com> wrote in message
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> IIRC SQL Server Express' tools are limited in functionality. I just tried
> it here in the lab and I can't connect to any external servers.
> Ah, why not just plop down the $39.95 and get the Developer Edition. Its
> tools are unlimited.
>
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> "Peter Croft" <peter_croft@textandvideo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23AJdQuHeHHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I am running SQL Server 2k version 8.00 on one pc (A) on a lan, and SQL
>>Express 2005 version 9.0
>> on another (B). I can see the 2k server on A from Management Studio
>> Express on B but not the other way round.
>> Is this a limitation or have I just done something wrong?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Peter Croft
>>
>
>