https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309601#M3660 When installing SIM 4.01 I get the following error when it tries to connect to the MSDE DB "Unable to connectto the specified database server" I'm installing as the Server Admin. Checked the permissions on the DB and looks ok. Any ideas? Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:29:44 GMT Andrew Moore_3 2004-06-18T16:29:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309601#M3660 When installing SIM 4.01 I get the following error when it tries to connect to the MSDE DB "Unable to connectto the specified database server" I'm installing as the Server Admin. Checked the permissions on the DB and looks ok. Any ideas? Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:29:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309601#M3660 Andrew Moore_3 2004-06-18T16:29:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309602#M3661 Was there a previous DB on this server? either SQL or MSDE? If so make sure all left over directories have been removed.<BR /><BR />- Jim Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:46:07 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309602#M3661 jim goodman 2004-06-21T13:46:07Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309603#M3662 No luck. Removed the previous MSDE DB (including dirs) but get the same error. Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:47:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309603#M3662 Andrew Moore_3 2004-06-21T13:47:42Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309604#M3663 Just a disclaimer, I am not a support person nor have I tried this....<BR /><BR />*** Use this at own risk, always backup your registry before doing anything with it ****<BR /><BR />Here is a MS KB article on a manual removal of MSDE, I am wondering if after a program unistall from Control Panel if any of these reg keys are still intact. I have noticed on some of my installations that MSDE re-installs just fine and I had a the same error you had only once, but I had blew away the server and rebuilt it without investigating these possible items.<BR /><BR /><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320873" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320873</A><BR /><BR />- Jim Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:07:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/db-error-when-installing-sim-4-01/m-p/3309604#M3663 jim goodman 2004-06-21T16:07:31Z