i am running qin xp professional...

i have mdac 2.8, and am now downloading the jet 4.0 download...

do i need any sql server thingys? i have no idea if xp needs them at all, or if i do need them or an upgrade at all..

help!

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Hi Vbgen,

I don't know if this will be any help at all but just wanted to share something with you. I tpo have XP Pro and before having anything other than access and VB.OLD on it I could see the option of connecting to an SQL DB when using the connection string builder. I just assumed that VB came with these or they were part of Access for an upgrade route or something of the sort. However, as I said, ,I never did try to use these. Now I have SQL Installed there are a few more options (which I don't get to see anymore because I am now using VB.NEW).

My suggestion would be to get the SQL Server thingys or at least the SQL Server desktop engine to be on the safe side. Happy coding.

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hey, fabs!

you have win xp pro?! good! help me.. i just have a lot to ask...

do you mind?

if you don't, i'd like to start with...

what do you use your xp pro for? i mean, are you hosting your own site with it?

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Sorry for the delay in replying vbgen, I have been out of action for a week.

I use XP-Pro for creating and debugging my ASP.NET applications. At present I am not hosting any sites. XP-PRO is my SQL-Server and my ASP.NET machine at the same time. Do you have anything else you want to know.

-Just a thought- XP-PRO is built on Win2k so anything you could do with win2k you can do with XP. My situation is that I am normally standalone (my PC that is) which is why I use XP for everything. I hope that helps.

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