SQL server 2005 installation issues

SQL server 2005 installation issues.Menu options in Start Programs not being dispalyed for SQL server 2005 after installation.

Solution.

Client components are not installed properly. You may need to uninstall workstation components and reinstall them from Disk1.
Follow the article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;909953

Could not configure BAM Portal in BizTalk 2006

When configuring BAM Portal you may come across a situation where in you cannot select users and groups in the BAP Portal configuration page in BizTalk configuration window.
This may happen due to various reasons and one of them is as below.
- If you have already configured BAM Portal but removed the portal from the website. Hence the configuration information remained in the BAM Config tables and is not removed from there.

To clear the config information stored earlier, use the BM.EXE and export the config file into a xml and removed the http://ServerName:80/BAM and reimport the config file using BM.EXE.
Now you should be able to configure the BAM portal from BizTalk Configuration window.

Wireless over DSL with fixed IP

First connect the DSL modem directly to the computer using which you are configuring the DSL connection. Setup the internet connection by using the login /password and the fixed IP given. Remember to notedown the details are these are required while configuring the wireless. Also notedown the Primary DNS. Once the internet connection is established using a wired connection between DSL and Computer then just open the browser and by default the DSL modem home page should appear. And now go to connection setting page and change the connection PPPOE to bridge connection save and exit which will restart the DSL modem. Now connect the wireless router to DSL modem and login to the home page of wireless router where you can set the configuration setting and select PPPOE and enter the details (like login, pswd, IP address given by ISP and the DNS) properties of WAN. Now save these settings and you are good to go.

Removing SourceSafe dependencies from a solution/project

Situation:Your buddy has created a cool VB.NET application that you want to use. He sends you the source code and it consists of a solution (MySolution) containing a single project (MyProject). You attempt to open the solution and find that it has SourceSafe dependencies. You need to remove all the VSS stuff from the solution/project files.
Solution:
1 - Go to the folder containing the solution files and delete the following: mssccprj.scc MyProject.vssscc vssver.scc
2 - Open MyProject.sln in your favorite text editor and remove the following section: GlobalSection(SourceCodeControl) = preSolution ... EndGlobalSection
3 - Go to the folder containing the project files and delete the following: MyProject.vbproj.vspscc mssccprj.scc vssver.scc
4 - Open MyProject.vbproj in your text editor and remove the following lines: SccProjectName = "SAK" SccLocalPath = "SAK" SccAuxPath = "SAK" SccProvider = "SAK"
Now you can open the solution/project with no source control errors.