Database service not found

Database service not found

Summary

The instance of SQL Server for Solatech was not found on this computer.

More Information

When the Solatech Window Covering Software is installed it installs an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005. This instance of SQL Server is what is used to manage the company databases. If the database server is not installed then no company databases can be created or used.

To install the Solatech instance of SQL Server Express, run the setup program for your Solatech Window Covering Software.

Note: Under some circumstances an installation of a Solatech instance of SQL Server can be skipped if you are using an existing SQL server. In this case you can ignore this error.

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  • Solatech Diagnostics 2.x

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