"adolf garlic" <adolfgar***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have got sql 2005 installed and the management studio has stopped
>working.
> Now when I try and open it up, I see the splash screen for a split second
> and
> then nothing.
>
> I tried uninstalling BOL (july 2006) which some posts suggested but it
> still
> doesn't work.
>
> Any ideas?

"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:

> After the splash screen goes away, do you see sqlWb.exe in Task Manager's
> process list?
>
>
>
>
> "adolf garlic" <adolfgar***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0AAA71A7-C4C2-447F-81D1-727DC5C475B0@microsoft.com...
> >I have got sql 2005 installed and the management studio has stopped
> >working.
> > Now when I try and open it up, I see the splash screen for a split second
> > and
> > then nothing.
> >
> > I tried uninstalling BOL (july 2006) which some posts suggested but it
> > still
> > doesn't work.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
>
>

> No.

"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:

> Okay, anything in the event log?  Do you have error reporting enabled?  Are
> you running as a local administrator, or a less privileged account?
>
>
> > No.
>
>
>

"Erland Sommarskog" wrote:

> adolf garlic (adolfgar***@discussions.microsoft.com) writes:
> > There is nothing in the event log (warnings or errors) that looks sql
> > related. I'll see if I can switch on error reporting (if it isn't
> > already on) I am running as local admin.
> 
> Did you ever have the Express version of Mgmt Studio on your machine?
> The Express version and the full version don't go well together.
>
>
> --
> Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esq***@sommarskog.se
>
> Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx
> Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/books.mspx
>

"Erland Sommarskog" wrote:

> adolf garlic (adolfgar***@discussions.microsoft.com) writes:
> > I did have the express version of SQL Server with advanced services but
> > uninstalled it before embarking on the normal version.
>
> And "embarking" means that you installed the normal version?
>
> Clutching at straws, you could try uninstall the tools and then reinstall.
> 
>
>
>
> --
> Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esq***@sommarskog.se
>
> Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx
> Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/books.mspx
>

"adolf garlic" wrote:

> Yup. The whole nutbag (analysis services, reporting services, ssis, sql)
> except notification services.
>
> I'll try uninstalling the tools and reinstalling (I think I already tried
> this).
>
> Thanks for everyone's suggestions so far :)
>
> "Erland Sommarskog" wrote:
>
> > adolf garlic (adolfgar***@discussions.microsoft.com) writes:
> > > I did have the express version of SQL Server with advanced services but
> > > uninstalled it before embarking on the normal version.
> >
> > And "embarking" means that you installed the normal version?
> >
> > Clutching at straws, you could try uninstall the tools and then reinstall.
> > 
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esq***@sommarskog.se
> >
> > Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx
> > Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
> > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/books.mspx
> >