RikPage,
If you didn't install SQL2k5E on each machine, MBS dropped the ball by not including the necessary files to connect to it.
Go to this page
http://tinyurl.com/yumpyp and download and install the SQL Native Client and the Backward Compatibility Components x86 versions of each
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Jeff
Check Point Software
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You must be using Outlook Express/Windows Mail or some other type of newsgroup reader to
see and download the file attachment(s). If you are not using a reader, follow
the link below to setup Outlook Express. Click on "Open with newsreader"
under the MS Retail Management System on the right.
http://tinyurl.com/75bgz
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I recently upgraded from 1.3 to 2.0 and now get these "database connection
lost, application will be closed" messages.