That's a default instance. Named instances would have service names like
"Bill Davidson" <carletoncourses@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> question...
> * how can I find out if MSDE got installed as a base or named instance...
>
> In my XP (Home ed.) -> "Administratove Tools" -> "Services" window,
> I find the two entries
> name: MSSQLSERVER status: started
> name: MSSqlServerADHelper status: manual
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> "Aaron [SQL Server MVP]" <ten.xoc@dnartreb.noraa> wrote in message
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>> Are you sure MSDE is installed as a base instance? Is it possible it's a
>> named instance? See if there are any services named MSSQL$something
>> instead
>> of just MSSQL ...
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>> "Bill Davidson" <carletoncourses@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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>> > I installed the MSDE 2000 Release A on XP (Home ed.)
>> > using the command: setup sapwd="fruit" DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
>> > Then I installed the Web Data Administrator.
>> >
>> > After invoking the SQL Web Data Administrator app,
>> > the "Desired Port" is 80
>> > and the "Cassini Personal Web Server" is selected.
>> >
>> > On clicking [Start] button, the IE starts and
>> > when I enter
>> > Username: sa
>> > Password: fruit
>> > Server: (local)
>> > The Authentication method: "Windows Integrated".
>> >
>> > The browser tells me back
>> > "Username is formatted incorrectly. Please use computername\username"
>> >
>> > Next I go to "System Properties" -> "Computer Name" tab on my XP
>> > and find the "Full computer name" to be TUNDRA (all in caps)
>> > So I again try as follows:
>> >
>> > Username: TUNDRA\sa
>> > Password: fruit
>> > Server: (local)
>> > The Authentication method: "Windows Integrated".
>> >
>> > Now the browser tells me
>> > "Invalid username and/or password, or server does not exist.".
>> >
>> > Could someone tell me what am I missing here...
>> >
>> > Bill