Not sure why but my one dev server shows the file name sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof.

Googled the error. Does this work ?

http://blogs.msdn.com/echarran/archive/2006/01/03/509061.aspx

Very fun.... 🙂

Are you able to use Configuration Manager? If so, what are you trying to configure using Surface Area Configuration? You should be able to do all of that through standard...

Is this a defualt (non named) instance on a cluster? If so, then it is a known bug. I don't have the link handy.

Let me know if this is...

What about perusing the defualt trace files?

Honestly I see that all the managers, including Evelyn are at fault as much as Eric. Consider for a second that it is the job of the managers to ensure...

Ironically enough though you will be able to see most of that information once you have those tables as replicated articles. 😛

Your plan sounds fine. So, you are going to run the alter database command, stop the SQL Server and Agent services, move the log files and start them back up....

I believe the article that Jeff posted is pretty similar to the Joe Celko article - http://www.dbmsmag.com/9603d06.html

I'll be curious to see how this works out for you so, if you...

A bit o' history...... I started working with a silly little help desk application in 1998/99 that happened to have a SQL Server backend. The company that I was working...

You need to walk through the reporting services configuratoin wizard. That will walk you through the "site" configuration and set up the appropriate app pools and security as defined as...

Loner, that is somewhat ironic being that your name on this site is indeed "Loner". 🙂

All - I actually work remote, have before as well and find it enjoyable, most...

Yeah, that stinks. So with that being said, I wonder if that error is due to the file permissions on that data / log file being inherited from a previous...

You could certainly use the outputs of xp_fixeddrives and sp_spaceused (for the given database - or use select * from sys.master_files) to check the free space on the drive and...

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It would be really nice...