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<blockquote data-quote="craigparris1" data-source="post: 274916" data-attributes="member: 75254">Hi Zorg,I've just recently done my first MediaPortal install, too, and was intending to put together a bit of a cheat-sheet on the installation process, but haven't actually got around to it yet.I might have a couple of pointers for you, though.&nbsp; I did a manual install of each of the components (ie. SQL Server, etc.).&nbsp; Did you do a separate install of each, or a one-click install?If you're having SQL Server problems, I'd suggest the following (assuming you're using SQL express):1. install SQL Server Express Management studio2. install SP2 for SQL Server express and the Mgmt Studio3. make sure you're on at least .Net 2.0 SP1if you've got those things installed, then you should be able to use the Management Studio and connect to SQL.&nbsp; You can then test the 'sa' password and if you can't connect with it, you will need to change it&nbsp; (to change the 'sa' password, connect to SQL with Windows Authentication - a local administrator account - then go to Security -&gt; Logins -&gt; sa -&gt; password).Once you can successfully login to the SQL Server as 'sa' via the Management Studio, you should have no problems configuring MediaPortal to do the same.Here are the links for the software:1. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=31711d5d-725c-4afa-9d65-e4465cdff1e7&amp;DisplayLang=en" target="_blank">SQL Server 2005 Express SP2</a>2. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6053c6f8-82c8-479c-b25b-9aca13141c9e&amp;DisplayLang=en" target="_blank">SQL Server 2005 Express Management Studio SP2</a>3. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6&amp;DisplayLang=en" target="_blank">.Net Framework 3.5</a> (this is what I installed)Hope this helps.Cheers,Craig</blockquote>

[QUOTE="craigparris1, post: 274916, member: 75254"] Hi Zorg, I've just recently done my first MediaPortal install, too, and was intending to put together a bit of a cheat-sheet on the installation process, but haven't actually got around to it yet. I might have a couple of pointers for you, though. I did a manual install of each of the components (ie. SQL Server, etc.). Did you do a separate install of each, or a one-click install? If you're having SQL Server problems, I'd suggest the following (assuming you're using SQL express): 1. install SQL Server Express Management studio 2. install SP2 for SQL Server express and the Mgmt Studio 3. make sure you're on at least .Net 2.0 SP1 if you've got those things installed, then you should be able to use the Management Studio and connect to SQL. You can then test the 'sa' password and if you can't connect with it, you will need to change it (to change the 'sa' password, connect to SQL with Windows Authentication - a local administrator account - then go to Security -> Logins -> sa -> password). Once you can successfully login to the SQL Server as 'sa' via the Management Studio, you should have no problems configuring MediaPortal to do the same. Here are the links for the software: 1. [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=31711d5d-725c-4afa-9d65-e4465cdff1e7&DisplayLang=en"]SQL Server 2005 Express SP2[/URL] 2. [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6053c6f8-82c8-479c-b25b-9aca13141c9e&DisplayLang=en"]SQL Server 2005 Express Management Studio SP2[/URL] 3. [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6&DisplayLang=en"].Net Framework 3.5[/URL] (this is what I installed) Hope this helps. Cheers, Craig [/QUOTE]

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