MSDE sp3a & XP-sp2

My clients are reporting they cannot connect to the msde database using my
application - generic failed to connect message.
My software application installs the MSDE. Their computer is a brand new
machine with XP-sp2 installed. The sp2 is not an upgrade. We have only
seen this phenomena with a machine where we cannot uninstall sp2. On
machines we can, our application can connect. On most (to all) machines
where we install xp-sp2 ourselves there is no problem.
Any ideas?Check wheter the firewall of the XPs opened up the port to connect to the
msde, if not open up.
For a fast try deactivate the firewallfor checking, if its working open up
dedicated ports.
HTH, Jens Smeyer
http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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"Robert A. DiFrancesco" <bob.difrancesco@.comcash.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> My clients are reporting they cannot connect to the msde database using my
> application - generic failed to connect message.
> My software application installs the MSDE. Their computer is a brand new
> machine with XP-sp2 installed. The sp2 is not an upgrade. We have only
> seen this phenomena with a machine where we cannot uninstall sp2. On
> machines we can, our application can connect. On most (to all) machines
> where we install xp-sp2 ourselves there is no problem.
> Any ideas?
>|||Did all that.
What could be different about a machine pre-loaded with xp-sp2'
"Jens Smeyer" <Jens@.Remove_this_For_Contacting.sqlserver2005.de> wrote in
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> Check wheter the firewall of the XPs opened up the port to connect to the
> msde, if not open up.
> For a fast try deactivate the firewallfor checking, if its working open up
> dedicated ports.
>
> HTH, Jens Smeyer
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> http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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