Re: Attmepting to install SQL Server - Personal Edition

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 12/27/02 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <jamescagney90210@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 16:03:57 -0500

Is the Administrator account available to you? Can you see it? And you're
sure you know the password for the account? XP can remove the ability to
use the Administrator account as described below:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password

I don't know whether or not running SQL server as Administrator is the best
idea. www.sqlsecurity.com might have something to say about that. But you
could always try creating a new account and using that.

Additionally, some services such as IIS may have problems if you're trying
to use a password with special characters higher than ALT-0254.

"Rich Turocy" <rturocy@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:03ad01c2add1$f2a169f0$8ef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA04...
> I am trying to install the SQL 2000 Server Personal
> Edition on my desktop with Windows XP. I get the
> following error message 'The logon account cannnot be
> validated for the SQL Server Service. Verify that the
> user name and password entered are correct. The logon
> attempt failed.' after entering the user name, password
> and local computer name for the 'Use the same account to
> auto start SQL...' window. I have tried using
> the 'Administrator' account. I have tried adding the
> Administrator account and even the administrators group
> to the local system policy to to run service and act as
> part of the O/S but reveive the same error when the next
> button is selected. 

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