I am stuck with this box that vanishes after 3 attempts.

Hello,

Well, there are no means to restore password. It's Windows application, and password is stored only on your computer. You have to try to remember out which password you set for Admin user. Or maybe you renamed Admin user. If you didn't set any password, you can try to click Log in without entering anything in the Password field.

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Hi Eugene,

Thank you for your quick answer!
I have only one admin account on my laptop and I've tried with and without password, with Admin as a name or with the name of the session.. it just won't recognise it.
Iv'e tried downloading SQL Server Compact 4.0 from the Microsoft website (since CE seems to be Compact) but the link you provided doesn't work for me.
I'm so worried it won't open again... I don't have any other copy of my projects and invoices for the last few months, I know I need to send 4 invoices, but how much to whom and for what... oh god ;_;

Poppy Translations, but how did you launch BaccS before? It can't automatically set password

Admin user is internal BaccS user, it has no any linkage with your Windows administrator user. User name and password is set explicitly in BaccS (Other/tools > Users).

Yes, link doesn't work. Try this one please:

https://github.com/ErikEJ/SqlCeToolbox/releases/tag/3.7.2.0

Look under Assets section.

If no luck, I can try to connect to your PC remotely or you can send me your database. I'm sure you'll manage to solve it.

I just clicked on it? It must have saved it the first time I used it, but never asked me for it since. Is the ID an email address or some name? what on earth could it be...

I've downloaded everything on this link and tried running both exe files but I'm not sure what to do with them, it doesn't display any information. 4.0 says it can't find anything and 3.5 doesn't seem abnormal but doesn't show any information either... I really need to leave now, is there any detailed help page I could follow when I'm back, or any way I could contact you tomorrow or Monday morning about it?
Thanks a lot for your help, it's really appreciated!

Have a lovely evening/weekend

I'll record you a video when reach pc 

Poppy Translations,

Glad to share step by step fix :) Please follow and you will remove password. Since it's like a hack, I think it will be correct to remove this instruction in a few days. Please let us know if that helped!

Hi @Eugene,

Thanks a lot for your time! I followed what you did but for some reason I don't have an admin user, it says User or Poppy, and there was no password for either. I added one for each but still can't login... :/

Well, it's obvious that you have to enter Poppy and leave password blank to log in. Don't try to set password using this utility - this won't work, please erase it.

I recommend, after successful login,to rename Poppy back to Admin, and leave password empty. This will allow to launch BaccS without logon window.

OMG Thank you so much! It finally works! I can breathe/work again! Thank you xxxxxxxxx

Hahaha, good, solved Thank you!

I am having the same issue with Trados Business Manager 5.2.23.0 - I can not even start it - I am trying what you are suggesting here in this video, but in SqlCe40Toolbox.exe (or 35) - the first option "Add SQL Server Compact 4.0 Connection ..." is greyed out. If I try "Detect SQL Server Compact file version" and I select baccsdb.sdf from C:\Users\aboloveschi\Documents\SDL Trados Business Manager\database - the tool crashes.

I just installed TBM - so this is a fresh install and I did not setup a password for this Admin user, the only I am asked is the location where to install it and to accept the licensing agreement.

I tried to uninstall, delete the folder: C:\Users\aboloveschi\Documents\SDL Trados Business Manager - then install again. Same thing. I am asked for a login and the username field is pre-filled with "Admin"

I am on Windows 10 with .NET 4.8

Eugene Kuchynski

POST EDIT: So I uninstalled and tried 5.2.22.0 - same behavior.

I then uninstalled and tried with 5.2.0.0 - this one did not ask me to login. I started it and didn't change anything - everything looks fine - the bottom task bar is showing: User:Admin - but again, I did not enter any password nor was I asked to. I then applied 5.2.23.0 on top of this and then it worked, 5.2.23.0 started without any login required.

If anyone reading this needs to try this approach, the older versions are available for download here:

downloadcenter.sdl.com/.../Business-Manager-Team

It looks to me like a bug in 5.2.22 and 5.2.23 at least.

I am having the same issue with Trados Business Manager 5.2.23.0 - I can not even start it - I am trying what you are suggesting here in this video, but in SqlCe40Toolbox.exe (or 35) - the first option "Add SQL Server Compact 4.0 Connection ..." is greyed out. If I try "Detect SQL Server Compact file version" and I select baccsdb.sdf from C:\Users\aboloveschi\Documents\SDL Trados Business Manager\database - the tool crashes.

I just installed TBM - so this is a fresh install and I did not setup a password for this Admin user, the only I am asked is the location where to install it and to accept the licensing agreement.

I tried to uninstall, delete the folder: C:\Users\aboloveschi\Documents\SDL Trados Business Manager - then install again. Same thing. I am asked for a login and the username field is pre-filled with "Admin"

I am on Windows 10 with .NET 4.8

Eugene Kuchynski

POST EDIT: So I uninstalled and tried 5.2.22.0 - same behavior.

I then uninstalled and tried with 5.2.0.0 - this one did not ask me to login. I started it and didn't change anything - everything looks fine - the bottom task bar is showing: User:Admin - but again, I did not enter any password nor was I asked to. I then applied 5.2.23.0 on top of this and then it worked, 5.2.23.0 started without any login required.

If anyone reading this needs to try this approach, the older versions are available for download here:

downloadcenter.sdl.com/.../Business-Manager-Team

It looks to me like a bug in 5.2.22 and 5.2.23 at least.

Hello Adrian Boloveschi

Starting from one of latest version, default password is not blank anymore. It is User@TBM, which was mentioned in changelog, as well as here:

https://community.sdl.com/product-groups/translationproductivity/business-manager/w/wiki/4692/sdl-trados-business-manager-desktop-no-longer-available-for-purchase

As for Sql toolbox, the option is greyed out because you didn't install SQL Server Compact 4.0 on your machine:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30709

Hope this helps?

It does, thank you!