Hi Danis,

Thank you for your reply. I have tried to stop and then start MSSQLSERVER
through Services in Computer Management. I still have the same problem when
I launch Component Database Manager. I guess my next option is to uninstall
MSSQLSERVER and install it again. But I have some concern about before doing
that. I have very limited knowledge about MSSQLSERVER and SQLSERVER and I
concern about uninstall SQLSERVER may actually remove my component database
that includes all FP2007 components from MS and my own custom components.
Could you or anyone else comment on this? I really don't want to lose my
custome components in the database.

When I take a look of the XPE install CD Databae Engine Setup, it mentioned
about Component Database run on either SQL Server or MSDE. How do I know
which one I am using in my XPE development computer because I don't remember
what I did in the installation long time ago?

Thanks again.
--
Chip


"danis" wrote:

> It happend to me also, if I installed Visual Studio after Embedded
> tools.
> What you should start is MSSQLSERVER and not SQLSERVER. MSSQLSERVER is
> the one that manages Embedded data. That is the one that is installed
> when you install Embedded tools.
> Or uninstall MSSQLSERVER and install it again.
>
>
> Chip wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a retail version of FP2007 XPE development tools. Everything worked
> > pretty well (from development to deployment) until now I got "Cannot connect
> > to the database at 'xxxxx'. Please verify your database connection" error
> > message when I launched Component Database Manager. I never had a remote
> > database connection and I always have the database in the XPE development
> > machine. I suspect this could be related to my recent installation of
> > "Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition"
> >
> > Here are the error messages I got from event log.
> >
> > The CMI encountered the following error: 0x80042335 (-2147212491) Method
> > CMI.OpenDB failed.
> >
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> >
> > The CMI encountered the following error: 0x80042335 (-2147212491) A database
> > error occurred within the CMI. For more information see the application event
> > log.
> >
> > \utilc-481
> >
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> >
> > The CMI encountered the following error: 0x80004005 (-2147467259) Error
> > occurred in CMI.
> > HRESULT: 0x80004005 (-2147467259)
> > Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
> > Source IID: Interface IID not available
> > Description: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Initialize()()).]General network
> > error. Check your network documentation.
> > Help file: Help file not available
> > Help context: 0
> > Database Errors:
> > ************************************************** ******************************
> > ADO Error Number: 0x80004005 (-2147467259)
> > Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
> > Native Error: 0x0000000B (11)
> > SQL State: 08001
> > Help Context: 0
> > Description: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Initialize()()).]General network
> > error. Check your network documentation.
> >
> >
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> >
> > I have tried to reboot the computer, restart SQL Server(SQLEXPRESS), and SQL
> > Server Browser and still I got the same error. I would appreciate if you can
> > provide me info to resolve this.
> > --
> > Chip
>