Cannot connect to database during install

[Hilltop]

Attempting to install SugarCRM CE 5.1.0b onto a Windows Server 2003 platform using IIS and SQL 2005. However, I am unable to get past the Database verification step. I get the following error messages:

The provided database username and/or password is invalid, and a connection to the database could not be established. Please enter a valid user name and password.

The provided database administrator username and/or password is invalid, and a connection to the database could not be established. Please enter a valid user name and password.localhost\MSSQLSERVER

I have referenced the "Installing Sugar with SQL Server" document without success. Any ideas would be welcomed.

PHP 5.2.6
Sugarm CE 5.1.0b
SQL 2005 w/SP2
Server 2003 Standard w/SP2
IIS 6.0

[allenl]

1. test whether the mssql_connect() is work or not by writing a php file like
<?
$sqlconnect = mssql_connect('192.168.128.128\SQLEXPRESS,1433', 'sa', lala);

$sqldb=mssql_select_db("ProcessTestDB",$sqlconnect );
$sqlquery="SELECT * FROM Table_Names;";
$results= mssql_query($sqlquery);
while ($row=mssql_fetch_array($results)){
echo $row['id'].' - '.$row['name']."<br>\n";
}
mssql_close($sqlconnect);

2. if mssql_connect is not ok, then

copy ntwdblib.dll from php to apache\bin
copy php_mssql.dll from php\ext to apache\bin

3. Replace SQLEXPRESS with SQLEXPRESS,1433 during installation


http://www.sugarcrm.com/wiki/index.p...ith_SQL_Server