Thursday, February 16, 2012

Accessing SQL Server 2005 through Vista

I just bought a new HP laptop that has Vista installed.

I need to use Enterprise Manager, or an equivalent, to access a remote server, running SQL 2005.

With XP, I always installed and used SQL Server 2000 Client features.

Vista does not play well with SQL 2000 so I am looking for an alternative to simply be able to access, and perform DTS functions, a remote SQL 2005 system.

Does SQL Server 2005 Express offer client alias features?

Can anyone recommend another approach or product?

Thank you,

Steve

Just install the SQL 2005 client tools with the DTS add tool (available from microsoft.com/sql).|||SQL 2000 is not supported on Vista and you have depend only on SQL 2005 - http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/faq-sql_on_vista.mspx fyi on vista support.|||

SQL Server Configuration Manager lets you define aliases for servers in the SQL Native Client Configuration | Aliases node. You can register servers in Management Studio to simplify connecting to them as well.

Hope this helps,

Steve

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