May I install Reporting Designer on XP

I'd like to trial Reporting Service 2000. But it couldn't install on XP
system.
How can I develop the reports on XP platform within VS 2003?
If I cannot, I have to reinstall my laptop. How sad it is!
Thanks & Regards,
John WangYou can definitely do this. I assume what you want to do is to have RS
server (the report designer is definitely not an issue) on XP. You have to
have a version of SQL Server 2000 installed (RS uses that) also you need to
have IIS running. By default IIS is not installed with XP and you have to
add/remove programs, windows (I believe) and add in IIS.
What you want to do is definitely possible.
Also, if the reports are to be deployed elsewhere then the problem is that
you tried to install the server portion of RS instead of just the client
tools.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"John Wang" <John Wang@.community.nospam> wrote in message
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> I'd like to trial Reporting Service 2000. But it couldn't install on XP
> system.
> How can I develop the reports on XP platform within VS 2003?
> If I cannot, I have to reinstall my laptop. How sad it is!
> Thanks & Regards,
> John Wang
>|||Thank you a lot for your help.
I found that I was too impatient in last install process. I canceled the
installation process without the "next" button appeared after the warning
prompt. :)
I have completed the installation now. Thank you very much.
John Wang
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You can definitely do this. I assume what you want to do is to have RS
> server (the report designer is definitely not an issue) on XP. You have to
> have a version of SQL Server 2000 installed (RS uses that) also you need
> to have IIS running. By default IIS is not installed with XP and you have
> to add/remove programs, windows (I believe) and add in IIS.
> What you want to do is definitely possible.
> Also, if the reports are to be deployed elsewhere then the problem is that
> you tried to install the server portion of RS instead of just the client
> tools.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "John Wang" <John Wang@.community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%23TNR9FZ3GHA.5000@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I'd like to trial Reporting Service 2000. But it couldn't install on XP
>> system.
>> How can I develop the reports on XP platform within VS 2003?
>> If I cannot, I have to reinstall my laptop. How sad it is!
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> John Wang
>