Re: SQL Server 2000 SP3 Validation Error

From: SQL Server Development Team [MSFT] (sqldev@microsoft.com)
Date: 01/29/03 

From: "SQL Server Development Team [MSFT]" <sqldev@microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:20:06 -0800

What version of MDAC are you running?
You may have this error if you are running MDAC 2.6.
The temporary workaround is to change the value of this registry key to
"DBNETLIB":

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Client\ConnectTo\DSQUERY

Thanks

Prasanna Krishnan

Program Manager, SQL 

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"Dan Savage" <Dan.Savage@HobbsHerder.com> wrote in message
news:09bb01c2c7d9$e20fc470$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08...
> I'm trying to apply the SP3 to the default installation of
> SQL 2000 and cannot get past the "username/password
> validation error".
>
> I've tried clicking the sa radio button and supplying the
> sa password as well as clicking the "login account" radio
> button.
>
> There is only the default SQL Server installed on the
> machine. I'm having no trouble accessing SQL Server using
> the same account in Enterprise Manager.
>
> I was able to successfully run the installer on my local
> machine, but am having problems running the update on the
> remote web server through Terminal Services Client.
>
> I checked the local security settings discussed in the pre-
> installation tasks and they're set according to the
> instructions.
>
> I had previously installed MS02-61, so there's no security
> risk, but I would like to complete the SP3 installation.
>
> TIA,
>
> Dan