Windows XP and SQL Server Developer Edition

[Bob]

Hi Team,

Is anyone else out there struggling with SQL Server on XP? Specifically, is
there anyone struggling with starting the Agent Service using the
NT_AUTHORITY "security" role? I am having no end of grief.

I started with a perfectly clean XP install. I performed an absolutely
clean, default install, and the installation hung. It appeared to freeze
with the Agent startup. killed the install after 30 minutes of "freeze"
time, and re-booted. The SQL Server Service started up no problem, but the
Agent would not.

I attempted to repair the installation, which seemed to work fine, but the
Agent was still not working. I had used the "Local System Account" settings
to start the Agent, then tried a few different settings, all to no avail.

Finally, I tried to apply some of the suggestions in the various newsgroups.
I finally did get the Agent working, but now there are other problems.

God! What a PAIN IN THE ASS! I can't believe this. I have given my life to
Bill, and his SQL Team apparently can't get XP and SQL Server to work
together easily. It's such a pain.

Bob