Connecting to SQL Server

12 Jan 2005 11:26 PM

TOM

Hello, I am having problems with the server explorer
making a connection to the SQL server. I can see the
instances that i want to connect to but when i try this
error comes up PROVIDER CANNOT BE FOUND. IT MAY NOT BE
PROPERLY INSTALLLED. It works if it is on the server
(server 2003), but not the client with XP installed

I could use any help or suggestions?

Tom

13 Jan 2005 11:53 AM

Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]

Hello,

Try installing SQL Server Client Tools on your client machine.

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"TOM" <tb***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, I am having problems with the server explorer
> making a connection to the SQL server. I can see the
> instances that i want to connect to but when i try this
> error comes up PROVIDER CANNOT BE FOUND. IT MAY NOT BE
> PROPERLY INSTALLLED. It works if it is on the server
> (server 2003), but not the client with XP installed
>
>
> I could use any help or suggestions?
>
> Tom
>