SA Operator Password

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I am getting an error (see attached picture) that says:
SA Password test FAILED, You must remove the password from your Database SA Operator in order to continue this installation. Aborting...

This is a reinstall of a program on a workstation. It is just the client piece. The SA account is supposed to have no password, but apparently somehow one got set, which is probably why I could not get the client working and chose to reinstall it.

I can not figure out where this password is changed. It appears its a local system thing, since the server is up and working, and from there, no password is needed.

Is there a place on the local machine where I can reset, change, or just reinstall this "SA operator" ?

In my limited experience, the database passwords were always set in ODBC connections, but there are none setup on this computer... so I am lost.

Please help if any of this makes sense to you!

Thanks!

[morganlefay]

well...who ever leaves the sa account without a password or the default password is ....ummmmm ..lets see......
an idiot

have you tried the default MS sa password for SQL

which is btw

sa

MLF

Edit> I may have been a little harse with the "idiot' comment...but to leave an account that powerfull open with no password...well

the guy atleast deserves a smack across the back of the head...

There is that better

[RoadClosed]

I may have been a little harse with the "idiot' comment...but to leave an account that powerfull open with no password...well

the guy atleast deserves a smack across the back of the head...

I have touched about 10 different SQL servers this year outside of the 15 I manage. Want to know how many of those 10 had the sa default and were using sa for the ODBC connection? Every single one.