I am trying to use report manager to see reports using web. I enter url as http://localhost/reportserver. I get an pop-up asking for username and password. I am not getting which username/password to use here. I have set up windows authentication for SSMS. please advise I am using sql server 2005 dev ed. OS: windows XP

This is probably just your browser trying to protect content on your local computer. Try adding the Report Manager URL to the Local Intranet sites list using the Internet Options Secutity tab in Internet Explorer under Tools > Internet Options.Paul Turley [Hitachi Consulting] SQLServerBIBlog.com

Also, besides what Paul said, I notice you have reportserver in the url. Use Reports. Reports brings you to the portal (Report Manager) that ships with Reporting Services. Reportserver will just show you folders and reports but is not the portal. -- Bruce Loehle-CongerMVP SQL Server Reporting Services "sqlninja" wrote in message news:fc3c16b2-fba2-417 b-8b9a-bbce330af529... I am trying to use report manager to see reports using web. I enter url as http://localhost/reportserver. I get an pop-up asking for username and password. I am not getting which username/password to use here. I have set up windows authentication for SSMS. please adviseI am using sql server 2005 dev ed. OS: windows XP

Good catch, Bruce. Ninja mentioned Report Manager and I missed the web service URL.Good advice form Jin as well. Adding either URL will work because IE just grabs the domain name. Paul Turley [Hitachi Consulting] SQLServerBIBlog.com