Unable to add data connection.Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc, Version=10.0.0.0,
Few days ago, I installed SQL Server 2005 on my Laptop. I opened up Visual Studio 2008 and tried to connect to SQL Server database. But, I got an error message: Unable to add data connection. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. The solution for the above problem was to : Install the following from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack RC0, June 2008 - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client - Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects if you do not have SQL 2008 then these features can be downloaded from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C6C3E9EF-BA29-4A43-8D69-A2BED18FE73C&displaylang=en#filelist After installing the components, close and reopen Visual Studio 2008, you should now be able to Add the database through your Server Explore...