Hi all



I've installed the .net framework on a machine running Win2k Pro.  As part

of the install process it installed MSDE with the usual sample DBs.  However

I've been working my way through Professional ASP.net.  Of course I soon ran

into trouble as IBuyAdventure wasn't set up by default.  Although this isn't

mentioned in the books requirements I tracked the DB down to the samples

download on the wrox website.



Except that the zip file didn't contain some SQL scripts to set up the

database, instead I had a list of instructions telling me how to set up the

IBuyAdventure database via SQL Server Enterprise Manager.  Now am I thick or

does MSDE not come with SQL Server Enterprise Manager?  So does this mean

that I have to install Enterprise Manager from a SQL Server install, and

then connect to the MSDE server?  Or am I just not going to be able to set

up the IBuyAdventure db on MSDE?



I must admit that I'm rather disappointed with WROX for this.  They really

could have pointed out the need to download and install the IBuyAdventure DB

on page 4, when they are listing the requirements for working through the

book.  I also feel the way in which the code for Chapter 18 wasn't ready,

and the fact that you need to run an additional script to get the code

examples in Chapter 4 working, suggest that perhaps this book was a little

too rushed.



Anyway, enough of my griping, if anyone could give me some hints on how to

install the IBuyAdventure db on MSDE I'd be very gratefull.



Thanks in advance



Norman