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                                         AskSQLTeam 
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                                            | marisa  writes "Installed MSDE 2000 on my laptop....the Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer see the local sever and databases, tables etc ok.... but when we try to test with a UDL, use Crystal reports, use VB  etc..the local server is not found and hence the database not found....tried with XP Home and Pro....loaded latest SQL and XP service packs...still nothing" | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     tkizer 
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                                          | Did you create an alias on the clients for the MSDE server?  What is the exact error message that the clients are getting?Tara  | 
                                         
                                        
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