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MSSQL 2005 Setup Error

Posted by remo [December 5, 2007]

STEP 1: Connecting to new database...FAILED

There was a database error:

Number: 3706
Source: ADODB.Connection
Description: Provider cannot be found. It may not be properly installed.

Go back and try again.

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We have our web server and DB server seperate using VMWARE. They are on the same server, just seperate VMs. I am attempting to connect using the DB IP address.

Help.

MSSQL 2005 Setup Error

What type of database are you trying to connect to?

I am going to assume you are using SQL 2005. If you are trying to connect to the database server using an IP address, you need to make sure that the TCP/IP network protocol is enabled on the database server as well.

You can also try connecting with the server name by just entering the name of the server. If you are using SQL Server Express Edition, it may look like this:

ServerName\InstanceName

I hope this helps.

Regards,
~Chad