The account you use to run CS under must have the following minimum database roles to function corrected: db_securityadmin db_ddladmin db_datareader db_datawriter Use the following from Query Analyzer to ensure that your account has sufficent permissions. If you are in a host environment and can not change your database roles you will need to requrest these roles from your ISP sp_addrolemember 'db_securityadmin', '<your login name>' sp_addrolemember 'db_ddladmin', '<your login name>' sp_addrolemember 'db_datareader', '<your login name>' sp_addrolemember 'db_datawriter', '<your login name>'