> Up until now, VPC has run everything I've thrown at it ( albeit running on a
> lowly 1.67Ghz AlPB G4 w/1.5Gb of ram ). I was able to install VS2005
> Standard, which then
> prompted me to install SqlServer 2005 Standard ( I picked up a copy at the
> VS2005 Launch event, but since we had VS2005 at work, I hadn't installed
> that version on anything ). The issue isn't that it doesn't necessarily
> doesn't install so much as that at the point during the install where the
> installer tries to start the Sqlserver.exe service, the service itself is
> unable to start ( throwing/logging an exception in the event logs ), and
> then the installer undoes the whole process and removes all the SqlServer
> files.
>
> I tried ( just for grins to install this in a VM I have for VPC for Windows,
> which was free, thank you very much ), and the actual SqlServer 2005
> Standard does install there, no problems.
>
> So I'm here hoping there's someone who's run across this, or that someone in
> the MacBU sees this post and takes pity upon my plight. Help ! I'd really
> like to have VPC on my Mac ( don't tell me it's slow, you're talking to
> someone who only got rid of his Apple ][+'s last year ) able to run
> VS2005/SqlServer 2005, so I don't have to haul around two laptops ( Yes, I
> know there are MacIntel laptops out now, but not everyone's able to "just
> upgrade" right away. ).
>
> So here's a shout out ( is that what they call it these days ? ) to all
> those folks in Virtual PC development land ( whoever's left, anyway ). Help
> !
>
> Marcelo R. Lopez, Jr.

> "Paul Power" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >
> > Sorry. SQL is one of those Windows apps that just won't run in VPC.
> > I've tried everything imaginable and nothing works.
> >
> Really ? So I'm not going crazy, I'm not the only one who's experienced
> this. Just peachy.
> Sounds like I'm going to have to get friendly with My(Well, you know
> what)SQL. Not real keen on that, but that really renders VPC crippled for
> most of what it would be useful to me for.
>
> Anyone else tried this ? Any ideas ?

>
> Sorry. SQL is one of those Windows apps that just won't run in VPC.
> I've tried everything imaginable and nothing works.
>