newbie can't connect

Windows XP pro, SQL Server 2000 developers edition installed on the =
client computer.
Installed SQL Server using all defaults except changed detination drive =
and folders to D:
Now the server does not run. I get the following error:
SQL Server registration failed...
SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
I'm trying to use "Windows authentication", which I assume means that =
when I log onto my Windows computer that that's the only login =
information that SQL server needs (that's how it seemed to work on my =
notebook).
What do I start to look for to solve this problem?
TIA.Is the SQL Service actually running ? If you run the following from the
command line does it connect
osql -S(local) -E
This assumes you installed a default instance. You can check this by running
Start>Run services.msc
Check for services starting with MSSQL. If you have one called MSSQLServer
then you have a default instance, if the service has a dollar ($) sign in it
e.g. MSSQL$INST01 then you have a named instance and connect like so
osql -S(local)\INST01 -E
HTH
Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
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Windows XP pro, SQL Server 2000 developers edition installed on the client
computer.
Installed SQL Server using all defaults except changed detination drive and
folders to D:
Now the server does not run. I get the following error:
SQL Server registration failed...
SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
I'm trying to use "Windows authentication", which I assume means that when I
log onto my Windows computer that that's the only login information that SQL
server needs (that's how it seemed to work on my notebook).
What do I start to look for to solve this problem?
TIA.