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25Jun Error 29506 when installing SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express on Vista

If you need to install SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express on Windows Vista you might receive an error like the screenshot below.

31Jul So, what’s this Oracle thing then?

First, some background info. I studied The National Diploma in Business Computing ages ago but started work before I completed it. A big mistake on my part as it turns out that pretty much every job you go for these days wants to see some evidence of the ability to complete [...]

05Jun Remotely connecting to mySQL through PHP5

ARGH! That was uttered quite a few times while trying to edit a website on a local Windows XP machine that needed to connect to a mySQL server on a remote machine. Shouldn’t be too tough, right? Wrong …

18Apr MSDE Authentication Modes

When you install Microsoft MSDE you might need to change the security configuration so that you use one of the following methods of authentication.

18Apr “Access Denied” when connecting to MSDE remotely after installation

I had to install a product today that requires some sort of SQL Server installation. The server it’s on didn’t have the full SQL Server product installed (it’d be overkill) so MSDE 2000 was installed.