http://forum.crmreports.com/ User-to-user CRM related forums en Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:00:30 +0000 http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/cannot-connect-to-shared-database-from-vista#post-2119 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:49:45 +0000 UG Bot 2119@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: re: Problems connecting to shared dbase from Vista Home Basic machine.<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Luther</em></p> <p>There are a bunch of settings that would reproduce what you are seeing. Generally Windows Home default settings favor most home users (e.g. run games) and Windows Pro favor business users (e.g. connect applications to database servers). The different settings have been covered in this newsgroup over the years, so searching earlier posts may help. </p> <p>In these situations I favor taking BCM out of the picture and trying to connect your client machine to the server database directly using sql software like Management Studio or sqlcmd.exe. BCM's database connection UI makes it easier for BCM users when everything's aligned, but Sql's tools will have better diagnostics when things don't work. </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/cannot-connect-to-shared-database-from-vista#post-2118 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:49:15 +0000 UG Bot 2118@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Problems connecting to shared dbase from Vista Home Basic machine.<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: misschrisp</em></p> <p>Have Business Contact Manager on 3 machines. Sharing database from BCM on XP media center machine. 2nd machine (XP home) can connect but 3rd (Vista home) machine can't. Help says that you can't share from a Vista Home machine or an XP home machine. Since the XP home machine can connect, I thought the Vista home probably would too. Have the dbase shared with the right names and passwords as far as I can tell but get this message when I try to connect. "Cannot find any Business Contact Manager databases on computer (name). For more information about possible causes, click Help. I've tried to connect with all firewalls off and disabled virus programs but no luck. Is the Vista Home machine looking in the right place? There's no option to browse to the file location when connecting... Is there another way? </p> <p>Any ideas? </p> <p>Thanks </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/user-is-not-a-valid-shared-user#post-2104 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:58:04 +0000 UG Bot 2104@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Shared Database<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Wayne_Turner</em></p> <p>I have a domain and a pc setup with BCM. Shared the database. So far users that are members of the domain have had no problem getting to the database. I have one user that has Windows XP Media on a laptop. He is part of the workgroup. He can log into exchange and sync up with Outlook. He is in AD as a user and he is added to the database share as a user. When I try and connect him to the pc it gives me an error about the password not being set properly. I can browse the network and select the bcmadmin pc. When I do it asks for a login. After I do that and then try and select the computer from BCM it says that the user is not a valid shared user. </p> <p>Is this because the pc is not a member of the domain or something else? </p> <p>Thanks. </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/upgrade-the-shared-database-to-sql-2008#post-2024 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:23:27 +0000 UG Bot 2024@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Re: SQL 2008 Shared Database<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Brad Covell</em></p> <p>Thanks for the information. Based on what you described and some of our users already being wary of continuing with BCM, I think we will wait.</p> <p>Brad </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/upgrade-the-shared-database-to-sql-2008#post-2023 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:23:07 +0000 UG Bot 2023@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Re: SQL 2008 Shared Database<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: John Huang [MSFT]</em></p> <p>Yes / no. We have never tested BCM 2007 with SQL Server 2008. It probably should work as Luther has stated, but I cannot make any guarantee to you that your daily operations will not get interrupted.</p> <p>Before doing anything, please backup or export all of your data to be safe.<br /> Tweaks / security and permission changes are almost certainly a requirement on your side if you decide to make the move.<br /> --<br /> John Huang [MSFT]<br /> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/upgrade-the-shared-database-to-sql-2008#post-2022 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:22:31 +0000 UG Bot 2022@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Re: SQL 2008 Shared Database<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Luther</em></p> <p>Technically it should work - BCM tends to use simple SQL which doesn't change between sql releases.</p> <p>However, Sql keeps uping the security, so you may need to tweak the database's security settings after upgrading. </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/upgrade-the-shared-database-to-sql-2008#post-2021 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:22:00 +0000 UG Bot 2021@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: SQL 2008 Shared Database<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Brad Covell</em></p> <p>We are using a SQL Enterprise 2005 shared database with 4 users. Each user has SQL 2005 Express installed (the version that installs with BCM). We would like to upgrade the shared database to SQL 2008. Is this supported?<br /> Do the users need to update to 2008 Express or can they continue to use 2005?<br /> Thanks<br /> Brad<br /> officepoint.blogspot.com </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/sharing-business-contact-manager#post-1939 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:08:30 +0000 UG Bot 1939@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Re: Business Contact Manager shared between employees not in same offi<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Luther</em></p> <p>There isn't an online service to do that, today. With all the noise Microsoft has been making about services in the cloud I expect BCM'll provide an online sync service in the future.<br /> What has worked for some user is putting the BCM database on a server, connecting the server to the internet, and then running VPN software to connect remote PCs to the BCM database. </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/sharing-business-contact-manager#post-1826 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:52:07 +0000 UG Bot 1826@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Business Contact Manager shared between employees not in same offi<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Shelley</em></p> <p>Hello,<br /> Can someone guide me as to how I would setup Business Contact Manager for an employee to work from home? I need to be able to share the database with my boss. We both will be working from our home.<br /> Would we need to setup a server or is there an online feature that will allow this?<br /> Any information would be helpful. Thank you in advance! </p> http://forum.crmreports.com/topic/shared-database-on-office-2007-and-vista-home-premium#post-1814 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:39:17 +0000 UG Bot 1814@http://forum.crmreports.com/ <p><em>Newsgroup subject: Re: Shared database - how to have the same layout on 2 computers?<br /> Archived from: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm<br /> Author: Luther</em></p> <p>The layout of what specific? When I share a database, I see the same custom fields on the forms. </p>