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Re: Failure to see System DSN in ODBC Administrator

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Old 02-27-2008, 08:33 PM
BDownall
 
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Default Re: Failure to see System DSN in ODBC Administrator


Brian,



How did you solve this problem? I just encountered exactly the same
problem, same O/S, different database driver.



Bill



Originally posted by Brian

> I am having trouble setting up a System DSN in ODBC


> Administrator. I go through all of the setup steps,


> including test connection (successful), but after


> finishing, the DSN is not listed in the list of System


> DSN's. But each time I try to manually set it up, I am


> prompted by the system asking if I want to overwrite the


> existing DSN, so it is detecting the previous setup. THis


> then led me to the Registry where I did find a folder with


> the ODBC files. I deleted these from the Registry, tried


> again, with the same results.


>


> This is on an XP Pro laptop connecting to a SQL 2000


> Server, I am using the Administrators UN & PW to access


> the laptop. I have setup several other laptops in


> this environment (some W2K, some XP Pro) without problems,


> but this one is giving me headaches. Any ideas what might


be causing this? Thanks.


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