MS SQL client not found for connect to local running server

Hi

I got this error when I try to install SSMAExtPack.exe that is required by SS Migration Assistant.

MS SQL client not found for connect to local running server

I got Sql server 2005 trivial version installed and SS Studio Express on my laptop, everything on one machine. Do I need to install MS SQL client? If so, where and how can I donwload it? Is it free trival version?

Thanks in advanced

Li

When you install SQL Server 2005, SQL Native Client(SNAC) will be installed automatically. Also, MDAC is part of Windows OS. So, you should not have this problem unless the machine is messed up.

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Hi

Thanks.

Have anyone else got this problem?

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Yes i got the same problem. And my machine is not messed up.

Got all programs clean installed. VS .NET 2005 SQL Server developer 2005.

All programs working fine. But running SSMAExtPack.exe returns the described error.

|||Moving to tools, hope somebody knows what the issue is.|||Have you chosen to install client tools when Evaluation edition is select to install?|||

Satya SKJ wrote:

Have you chosen to install client tools when Evaluation edition is select to install?

Hi,

When i install development software, i always do a full install, to prevent things from missing.

I do not run any evaluation software, but fully registered software. In order to resolve this

problem i tried to download and install the SQL Client components from Microsoft with no

result. The setup told me if i wanted to remove or repair the current installation, so my initial

installation was successfull. Tried selecting the repaire option did not do the trick.

Rgrds,

Chris