Re: Windows 2003 Server, SQL Server, and Project Server 2003

Hello,

Windows Server 2003 does NOT come with SQL Server. SBS (Small Business
Server) [1], comes with SQL Server, but before considering using that,
please note the licensing limitations.

Microsoft ships a product called MSDE, which is a lightweight version of SQL
Server, and is free (no matter if you use Windows 2000 or 2003). If Project
2003 works with MSDE is something you will have to look up. But the System
Requirements[2] tells me that SQL Server is required.

So, it looks like you will need to buy SQL Server in one or another way,
because it is a separate product from Windows Server.

[1]: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx
[2] http://www.microsoft.com/office/proj...serverreq.mspx

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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.ilopia.com


"Stephanie" <> wrote in message
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> I am trying to get Microsoft Project 2003 to work a certain way, and I
have
> realized that the problem I am having has to do with the SQL that needs to
be
> installed before you install project. I am being told by one person to
buy
> Windows Server 2003 ( I currently have 2000) because it has a version of
sql
> server with it that will work with Microsoft Project Server 2003; and I am
> being told by another person to buy SQL Server 2000, and by a third that
> Windows 2000 server edition should have had a version of SQL that will
work
> if I just download the service packs (which I did, but it still does not
> work).
>
> I am leaning towards buying Windows 2003, because I feel it will be more
> cost effective than the SQL Server, but it does not list SQL as on of its
> components. DOes anyone know if project will work with Windows 2003,
without
> having to buy SQL Server also?
>
> Thank you for any help you can offer