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My bad... I spaced out at PDC2003. We'll call it Dev-Overload (too much good content, a minor cold and jet lag). Anyway I got PDC2003 mixed up with MMS2004. I know - totally different target audience (besides one was in LA, the other in Vegas), but Monad was supposed to be briefed at both. After PDC I was really looking forward to seeing a near-production relase of MSH.... but the demo was canceled.

Anyway, I blabbed here about how it was canceled at PDC2003... that was totally bogus, and Jeff Snover (MSH PM) called me on it:

Actually I did demo Monad at PDC2003. You might be confused because it was under the title "MSH".
It has been available from betaplace since then.

I finally pulled my dual-Xeon Dell upstairs to where I recently moved my desk. My intention was to test the new Enterprise Library. So, Windows Server 2003... check; Visual Studio 2003... check. Cool. So I download Enterprise Library... but I forgot all about SQL Server. After I consolidate my old MSDN disks (my MSDN expired last year) I pull out my MSDN disks, and go to install the Enterprise Edition.

And... nothing. Hmm. No worries. I open up explorer, navigate to the setup directory and double-click sqlsetup. I'm greeted with this happy little error: Windows cannot open this application since it has been disabled. After about 15 minutes of google searches (finding the right answer - not just the first answer), I discover that SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition will not install on Windows Server 2003 Web Edition. Am I only the only person that didn't know this?

I don't really want to reinstall the OS just to bump myself upto Standard Edition (because then I'll have to reinstall VS2003); however I'd prefer to run the real version of SQL 2000... not just the Personal Edition. Woah is me. Crap. I guess I'll just install the personal edition, damn-it.

I flip through my MSDN disks again, but I don't see the personal edition for some reason. Now I'm waiting on my broadband connection to download the ISO from subscriber downloads (Volume License Edition provided by my customer). Now if I don't find that ISO-Mount tool, I'll be forced to burn a disk; and to think, all I wanted to do was play with the Enterprise Library (aka ACA.NET). I guess I could look at it now, but what I'm most interested in is the new Data class. Of all the Application Blocks, I've only found a need for the Exception Management block and MSDAAB (SqlHelper). Sometimes tech can be so frustrating.

UPDATE: Apparently the Personal edition doesn't work either. Damnit! I chose Web Edition of Windows 2003 because I figured I didn't need Enterprise or Standard edition to do some basic development and toying with new technology. Lesson learned. Use the top of the line everything or Microsoft will help me.