SQL Setup Failed: OpenDBConnectionFailed (MCIS)

ID: Q164040

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Internet Address Book Server with SQL Database Configuration, you may receive the following error:

   SQL Setup Failed.: OpenDBConnectionFailed

The only option is to click OK. Microsoft Internet Address Book Server setup then closes.

CAUSE

The MSSQLServer service has not been started or the SQL Server has not been registered.

RESOLUTION

Start the MSSQLServer service. Launch SQL Enterprise Manager and register the SQL Server by entering the server name and the account information.

If you are prompted with the following dialog box, click Yes.

   Unable to Connect to Server
   (reason: (DB-Library) Unable to connect: SQL Server is unavailable or
   does not exist Specified SQL server not found). Register anyway?

If you receive the following error, make sure the MSSQLServer service has been started.

   A connection could not be established to [MACHINE]
   -
   (DB-Library). Unable to connect to SQL Server is unavailable or does
   not exist. Specified SQL server not found.

MORE INFORMATION

You must uninstall Microsoft Internet Address Book Server before attempting to reinstall. Use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, follow the instructions for proper de-installation, and then reinstall Microsoft Internet Address Book Server by running Setup.exe from the appropriate directory.

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Version           : 1.00
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999