SQL Express remote connections

I'm having a problem registering a program that has MSDE(sql 2000) embedded in software after entering the CD key I get the following message:
"An error occurred attempting to register your copy of Encompass.  The underlying connection was closed: Unable to connect to remote server."

Can you help?  I think I've done everything I can and noone else has a clue.

Hi i have the following error.
kindly give some suggesion


'ROW_NUMBER' is not a recognized function name.
No rows affected.
(0 row(s) returned)

ROW_NUMBER is a function that is only supported in SQL 2005, verify that your database is SQL 2005.  For SQL 2000 you can use RANK function to get similar results, see:

186133 How to dynamically number rows in a SELECT Transact-SQL statement
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;186133

I have installed sql express 2005 and attached sql 2000 server datafiles.

I have tried to delete users from the databases but failed

help me

Hi, when I start manually the service: SQL server (MSSQLSERVER) it stops immediatily, any idea why is this happening?

how can i set up an odbc connection to an sql server, between a home pc and with the business lan. The business lan run under sbs2003.

I set up the firewall and router for the sql ports (1433 and 1434)

I have sqlexpress 2005.

In sql native client, in my lan i do:

servername: server\sqlexpress.

but at home, what ip adress and name should i put?

I have a Error:

"TITLE: Connect to Server

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Cannot connect to NTV\SQLEXPRESS.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: -1) "

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This error was most frequently hitted by our customers, and in this post, give a brief summary of troubleshooting

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)

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This following erroer is genereted, when i open sql server 2005 express

The sqldatasource button in the toolbox of my newly installed Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 is not activated. Please tell me how toactivate it.

I have a problem connecting also to a MySQL database in CA and i am in the Philippines please help me how to do it.

At least show me step by step.

Hi

When I try to connect database of sql server which i made in vs 2005 i got error massage

"An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)"

My all instance is running , I wrote exception in firewall , I enabled  all protocols  

I am install only vs 2005 Express edition

What's else for Enterprise Edition?

When the SQL Server 2005 setup completely, it did not ask for me like one I did that it's needed to fill Instance_name, Database_name etc.. It just done without any announcement.

My TCP/IP was on PC, sure, including firewall option enabled. But I did not connect with the right named host_name.

Checked registry with HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MICROSOFT\MS_SQLSERVER, I did not found any key named as Instance.

How do I solve it now?  

Thank you very much!