Missing Biometric devices Node in Device Manager
If you have a Windows Hello compatible device (face or finger-print) and you are unable to use it, make sure Device Manager has a node for Biometric devices (see...
2020-05-21
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Eric Humphrey
Missing Biometric devices Node in Device Manager
If you have a Windows Hello compatible device (face or finger-print) and you are unable to use it, make sure Device Manager has a node for Biometric devices (see...
2020-05-21
13 reads
Which Secure Protocols are Allowed on Your Servers
A script to have handy to tell you which schannel protocols are enabled / disabled for PCI or certificate compliance.
This one...
2015-12-22 (first published: 2015-12-15)
1,790 reads
Which Secure Protocols are Allowed on Your Servers
A script to have handy to tell you which schannel protocols are enabled / disabled for PCI or certificate compliance. This one works well for local servers. If you...
2015-12-15
17 reads
Display All SQL DateTime Conversions
If you want a quick way to determine which format, or style, to specify when converting a datetime value in...
2014-07-18
669 reads
Display All SQL DateTime Conversions
If you want a quick way to determine which format, or style, to specify when converting a datetime value in SQL to a character data type, you can use...
2014-07-18
25 reads
An Amusing New Chapter of My Career
My New Office
Starting next week, that’s the first week of April, this will be my new office. Well, not really,...
2012-03-29
1,732 reads
An Amusing New Chapter of My Career
Starting next week, that’s the first week of April, this will be my new office. Well, not really, but I’ll be working for the company that hosts this coaster,...
2012-03-29
11 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Jack of All Trades ie Integration Specialist
Argenis Fernandez (blog | twitter) is hosting the latest T-SQL Tuesday and asking about specialization.
For the earlier part of my career...
2012-03-13
678 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Jack of All Trades ie Integration Specialist
Argenis Fernandez (blog | twitter) is hosting the latest T-SQL Tuesday and asking about specialization. For the earlier part of my career I was doing application development while really...
2012-03-13
11 reads
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers