Question

I just installed SQL Server Management Studio, and I’m trying to add just a basic login. (I’m fairly new to SSMS).

I’ve connected to local server, and I right-click on Security > Logins > New Login..., and then I get a dialog that says this:

Cannot show requested dialog. (SqlMgmt)
Cannot read property Collation.This property is not available on SQL Server 7.0. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

So there is the issue I’m coming up with. I’m sure its probably an easy fix, but I can’t seem to figure it out. Thanks guys!

Answer 1

In Management Studio, your connection should be to one of the following:

localhost\SQLEXPRESS
(local)\SQLEXPRESS
.\SQLEXPRESS
YOUR_MACHINE_NAME\SQLEXPRESS

And you should probably consider uninstalling that SQL Server 7.0 instance.