I have received a database file and the instructions for loading it is to install SQL Server 2005 and then attach it using SQL Server Management Studio.
After installing everything, I tried to attach the MDF file but then it tells me:
the directory lookup for the file "D:{folderName}{filename}.LDF" failed with the operating system error 21 (error not found)
An LDF file did not come with the database, so presumably it should be generated automatically.
Now, D drive is where …