Hi !
I am new here, and I have a good news for you all. I have successfully installed Primavera 6 on Windows Vista with SQL server configuration.

hi there
how did u do it?
i would really appreciated if you told me how you did it step by step
thanks

Hi
Here are the steps I have followed for P6 on Windows Vista

1. Install P6 as a standalone.
2. Do not install sample Projects.

After installing reboot your PC. Try to login with User- admin Password- admin.
Then you will get message "Server not configured"
Now Start Here-
1. Click the tab beside database PMDB
2 You will see "Edit Database Connections"
3 Click Configure
4 Check Database alias= PMDB
5 Select Driver type = Microsoft SQL Server/SQL Express
6 Click Next and you will at Configure SQL Server Connection
7 Now here you should enter following -
Host Name = your computer name-PC\PRIMAVERA

(if you open My Computer you will find your computer name at bottomleft corner or open Device Manager your computer name will be at the top)

Database Name = pmdb$primavera

8 Go to next screen and Do not change anything!! , click Next to Validate database connection, 9

9 Go ahed by clicking Next, Check Connection Successful!! Dialog & Finish

Follow the same procedure for Methodology Management Database
Host Name will be the same
Database will be MMDB
Database name will be mmdb$primavera

Rest of all as above.
Try it and tell me if you have any problem.

I am assuming this was for vista 32 bit system. I did not have probelms loading P6.2 on vista 32 bit system and I installed the sample projects. Howecer, I am having problems with loading it on a vista 64 bit system.

yes you are absolutely right, It is for Vista 32 bit. I have not tried it with 64 bit, then also Would you please explain in brief what kind of error its showing. may I can help you.

HI Ahmet

I was using P6 standalone version all of a sudden when I click on open the project it does not open it hangs however if I import an xer it opens only the imported file.

Hence I tried backing up the database back was successful and I restored the database on another computer and it restored also.

Now here is the catch the new database name is PRMB

normally the database of primavera is supported with $ primavera. mine does not show that.

After restoring and checking the path I tried to configure the database but it does not configure, C|Ould you please guide me through I have a data of 1.5 GB for past 4 months too much of work .
I dont understand the problem I am facing.

Amit

have installed P6 stand alone getting this message after login in.

Bad public user name or password. Database Server Error: Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [2]. ; my system has vista home premium

this is the massage i got "Bad private user name or password. Check the public group ID. " after trying to configure database.

please help urgent

Bad public user name or password. Database Server Error: SQL Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFFFF]. ;


Got this message when I tried to connect to the server

I used the scrips to setup the SQL database, but no matter what I do I always get the following error:

Bad private user name or password. Check the public group ID.

What is a group ID?

i have a problem, i have follow the step that kedar mentions. because of at first place i install the stand alone + sample project without attach the liciense (late i have attach to it) , now the system ask for user is not same with the liciense. it ask me goto admin tool bar do the modification. As i delete all user except admin the system wouldn't allow me to go out and still showing the windows.

another question is how to uninstall primavera?

Did you find a solution for your problem? Because I am having the same one!!
Still cant run p6 becasue of the same error message!

Patrick

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, BUT I DIDN'T INSTALL TE FAMOUS SQL DATA BASE.  I' AM NOT A VERY GOOD PC USER SO PLEASE CAN YOU REPETE THE STEPS MORE DETAILING?
I MUST WRIGHT  PC name\PRIMAVERA?
IF I PUT ALL THE NAME HE LAST LETTER DOESN' T APPEAR. PLEASE  HELP !!! 

I have the problem when configuration the database, I am using vista
"Bad public user name or password. Database Server Error: Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [2]. ;"
How to rectify it?

I have never been so irritated by a software installation progress. It has been 3 days, i guess I've read everything written on user forums and tutorials and tried it all, but still no result, it just does not work.

Bad public user name or password. Database Server Error: SQL Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFFFF]. ;

Anyone has any idea what might be the problem? Please help, I am stuck.

I have a clean P6 installation, I did not install mssql or sample user myself, just clean P6 installation with mssql server express in the p6 installation package automatically installed, I had the database connection configuration done just exactly the way it is written in this thread.

Any ideas?

Hi,
tsi tienes instalado el Sql server Management Studio Express - ingresa conectate y revisa ti tienes instalada la base de datos PMDB$primavera, si no lo tienes es n poblema del Sql algo de tu maquina no ha dejado instalar el sql tienes que resintalar todas las versiones que tengas del sql y volver a instalar.

Please help me
THis is the error i am getting while configuring database
Bad public user name or password. Database Server Error: SQL Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFFFF]. ;

Regards

Syed

Hi, sorry but I do not speak English very well
it´s common error
Look,  you have had installed sql 2000 or other diferent to sql 2005???.

p6 use sql 2005.... first you need Unistalled all sql 2000 before to installed p6
you try it, then tell me about it

I everyone, I already download Primavera P6 but connection with SQL Server 2005 is not working at all (PMDB and MMDB), I have XP Profesional as OS, so, any advisory for this poor guy?, Best Regard, VRuiz