Named Instance, Connectivity Question

I had XP Machine, with SQL Server 2000 Client
preinstalled.
This week, I installed MSDE 2000 under Named Instance.
After this, I restart my PC, I can see the Names Instance
is up running under Service window.
By My SQL server Enterprise Manager and SQL Analyzer wont
see the instance or any MSDE server.
Then I installed default Instance(no name), then
Enterprise Manager and SQL Analyzer can see MSDE sever
under LOCAL name, I assume this is the default instance.
My VB Data Enviroment can see a MSDE server under my
Computer name.
My Questiona are:
1. How do I login the named instance?
2. can I installed Named instance alone without a default
instance? if not, does the install sequence matters?
3. how to rollback my installation in case I want retry?
Greg Chang
hi Greg,
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> I had XP Machine, with SQL Server 2000 Client
> preinstalled.
> This week, I installed MSDE 2000 under Named Instance.
> After this, I restart my PC, I can see the Names Instance
> is up running under Service window.
> By My SQL server Enterprise Manager and SQL Analyzer wont
> see the instance or any MSDE server.
> Then I installed default Instance(no name), then
> Enterprise Manager and SQL Analyzer can see MSDE sever
> under LOCAL name, I assume this is the default instance.
> My VB Data Enviroment can see a MSDE server under my
> Computer name.
thi can be due to
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;814132 ...
there are other undocumented issues regarding instance names not showing up
in the service manager list thought...

> My Questiona are:
> 1. How do I login the named instance?
you must provide the full name as ComputerName\InstanceName

> 2. can I installed Named instance alone without a default
> instance? if not, does the install sequence matters?
yes, you can install only a named instance, only a default instance, or upt
to 15 named instances and 1 default instance...

> 3. how to rollback my installation in case I want retry?
you have to fully uninstall it... go in control panel and use the
install/uninstall applet...
hth
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.7.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.53.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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