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Old February 6th, 2004, 04:04 AM
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The Initial File Name is used to connect a MDF file to SQL Server, and then directly open it. I wasn't aware of this, but it's supposed to work.

However, it looks like you don't have a valid MSDE installation. I am not sure if the Office edition is different from other installations, but you may want to try the latest version:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Make sure you read the Readme, especially the part about installing the MSDE. You need to use some command line stuff to get your installation and Named Instance to be setup correctly.

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