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I am making final test on a pre-installed rainbow 2.0.  ''Pre-installed'' rainbow simply means that the SQL Scripts that normaly have to run against your db are already done and you can simply attach the db [ that is in the app_data forlder as an mdf] to ANY sql server 2005.  You can also script it out to any db.  You can always ...

I have been doing a lot of tests with Rainbow and SQL Express attach files.  I finally got a test to pass that allows for rainbow to come pre-installed.  All the server need have is ASP.NET 2.0 and a SQL Server 2005 engine.  Please note that the SQL Server Express engine is free and can work with Rainbow 2.0 and attached ...

I wanted to write about some issues I am facing and some fixes I have found in using SQL Server 2005 with rainbow.  I guess you could use these same fixes with any .NET 2.0 application with SQL Server 2005. One issue I was having was connections to SQL Server 2005 express not connecting with Integrated Security.  Personally, I like IS ...

Some of the admins have been discussing a Rainbow 2.0 Lite edt.  This edt will come with a stable 2.0 core and deploy on the SQL Express 2005 engine.  This way host can quickly deploy rainbow portals when the app_data folder is used.  The app_Data folder can be used to house the rainbow.mdf and as long as a user has access to either ...