"g" wrote in message news:eI6DK%23bHGHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> I am running the (SQL Server 2000 Notification) SetupSamples.cmd as
> follows:
>
> SetupSamples.cmd "myDomain\myUsername" "myPassword" myPCName
>
> and get this error:
> ... (preceding omitted as seemed to work ok)
> Granting rights...
> Running OSQL with the following flags: -SmyPCName -E
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\80\Tools\Binn\osql.exe" -SmyPCName -E -i
> "C:\DOCUME~1\myUsername\LOCALS~1\Temp\GrantXpExec.tmp" >
> C:\DOCUME~1\myUsername\LOCALS~1\Tem
> p\GrantXpExec.out
> Enter the password for the SQL Server administrator:
> [DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
> [DBNETLIB]ConnectionOpen (Connect()).
> Granting rights failed.
> SetupSamples was unsuccessful.
>
> I have tried to enter the "sa" password and my password. I'm a local admin
> and I can connect to my SQL database using my Windows account. Everything
> is local (Windows XP). I have tried this with Windows-only SQL Server
> security and with both Windows and SQL Server security.
> Any ideas?
> thanks in advance...gary...
>
>