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Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

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Posted on by peter123ab 130

I am trying to install Dynamics GP 10 on my laptop.  My laptop has Windows 7 - 32 bit, a 320GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM, and a Duo Core 1.83MGh  processor.  I want to install the program so I can work with the sample company and become familiar with the program.  I installed both the program and Microsoft SQL 2008 Server Express in accordance with Victoria Yudin's "Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Implementation" book.

My problem arises when I attempt to create the ODBC data source.  I click on the "System DSN" tab, select "SQL Server Native Client 10.0" and follow the rest of Victoria's steps.  When I attempt to finalize the process, I receive this message - "no such host".   Selecting one of  the other SQL's yields no better results.

Obviously, I am doing something wrong.  I am an accountant, not a computer person.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Peter

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  • Richard Wheeler Profile Picture
    Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    Peter, glad to hear you got it going. Always be logged on as Administrator, or at least have local admin rights, when installing GP. There are so many other things it does besides install GP.

    As far as the big bucks go, I am still waiting to see them.

  • peter123ab Profile Picture
    peter123ab 130 on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    Thong/Richard,

    Prepare the cocktails - we have a winner.  I had a bit of difficulty running the GP utilities program until I ran it as the administrator, but that was the only issue.

    Whatever amount you gurus are paid - it's not enough.

    Again, thank you for your considerable advice.

    Kind regards,

    Peter

  • Richard Wheeler Profile Picture
    Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    I will join you with the gin once we get this going. ThongD is correct. You want GP to create the datasource. It should be created as Dynamics GP 2010, it will be 32 bit and it work! if you used SQL Express the instance name should be MSSQLSERVER\DYNAMICS. I believe Express will always force the instance name.

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    Community Member on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    Sorry about my last post to tell you that you DO create a data source (uncheck Do not create a data source.  Let Dynamics installation create a ODBC connection for you.  However, if you prefer to create manually, then your server should be LOCALHOST\DYNAMICS or <your computer name>\DYNAMICS (without brackets), not just 'dynamics'.

  • peter123ab Profile Picture
    peter123ab 130 on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    Richard/Thong,

    I uninstalled Dynamics GP10.

    Installed the SQL server –

    named instance – dynamics

    SQL Server Database Engine – NT Authority\System

    SQL Server Datatbase Services – NT Authority\Local System

    Account provisioning –

    mixed mode – password PDA1234

    I selected “Install the native mode default configuration”

    Installed Dynamics GP10 – selected “Do not create a data source”

    ODBC

    “System DSN” tab

    added “SQL Server Native Client 10.0”

    name - gp

    description – dynamics10

    server – dynamics

    SQL Server Authentication – login sa  password PDA1234

    Click “next” and I get – connection failed, no such host is known

    I need a drink – gin, vodka – whatever.

    Again, thank you for your efforts.

    Peter

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    Community Member on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    If you already uninstalled SQL Server, I suggest you should uninstall GP 10 too.  Start with a new fresh installation for both.  First, install SQLServer, and then GP.  A good thing about reinstalling GP is it will automatically create and configure an ODBC connection to GP for you.

    Richard offers his help with remote access is lot easier than on phone. Please contact him at URL provided.

  • Richard Wheeler Profile Picture
    Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    Go here and download the 32 bit version. Once you get that going I would be glad to help get GP going. If you need help installing SQL just let me knolw and we can do both together.

    www.microsoft.com/.../details.aspx

  • Vishal Pandya1 Profile Picture
    Vishal Pandya1 90 on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    Hi Peter,

    At what step, it gives you message 'no such host' ?, did it ask you 'sa' and password ? and server name etc

    please provide more details

    Regards

    Vishal

  • peter123ab Profile Picture
    peter123ab 130 on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    Thong and Richard,

    Thank you for your kind offers.

    The operating system on my laptop is Windows 7 Home Premium.  Due to frustration and ignorance, I deleted the SQL server program from my laptop.  Perhaps, I originally installed the incorrect one.  It would be helpful if one of you could tell me which Microsoft SQL server program I should download.  Once I have that program installed, I won't appear to be a complete buffoon.

    Regards,

    Peter

    peter123ab@yahoo.com

  • Richard Wheeler Profile Picture
    Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at
    Re: Install Dynamics GP 10 on a laptop

    I would second the offer. I am on the east coast so if you want to pick at time around 5pm EST I can remote to your laptop to get this running. I use www.teamviewer.com. Just drop me an email to set this up.

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