OK - This may be a question for a guru. Let me start by saying that I am new to SQL Server and that I have been working with some tutorials with the Desktop edition of SQL Server 7. I have created two test databases thus far (one of these had some users and permissions assigned).

Now I'm going to tell you what I did next, and it may seem foolish, but bear in mind that I was fully prepared to lose access to these databases if necessary. I wanted to uninstall then re-install the SQL Server 7 Desktop edition, which I did. Before I did this, I moved the 2 MDFs and 2 LDFs to a separate folder, then after reinstalling, I moved them back to the MSSQL7\Data folder.

After opening the Enterprise Manager, under the SQL Server Group for my "server" (which is actually the name of the local machine), under "Databases", although I was hoping to see these two test databases there, I was prepared to NOT see them, and I didn't.

My question is, are these two databases "hosed", or is there a way to "reinstate" them so that they show up in the Enterprise Manager tree? (If not, no BFD, I can re-create them, but if there is a way I'd like to know).

Thanks in advance for your help.