If there is any issue with your uninstallation... here is the manual uninstallation.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/909967

Even if you don't delete the files/folders.. it should be fine because every time you install sql...

Yes, LEVEL is the one of the keyword...

See the current and future key words list...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189822.aspx

Before sql installation make sure you add all the neccssary drives to cluster to manage...When you installing MSCS you see the option but if you configure disks later you can't...

Is your error anything to do with your date column insert?

when you insert a date without single quote you will be treated differently...

Try adding single quotes around your date values..

create...

Backup database pubs to disk = '\\servername\c$\pubs.bak' with init

Is SEQ_NBR column is existing column with identity or you want to make existing column idenity?

1. In SQL mobile edition you can use alter table alter column command to change...

Developer Edition has the same features as Enterprise Edition..and the only difference is in licensing policy.

You are not supposed to use developer edition for prodcution.

SQL Server 2005 Features...

I don't think you see active spid when there are no trasactions to replication...

Do you any errors?

sp_who2 active gives you active spids info...

Are you doing inplace ugrade?

Did you check cluster resources through cluster admin tool? what is the status? when you got this error...

BOL is the best source...

Oracle Publishing Overview

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151229.aspx

Heterogeneous Database Replication

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151149.aspx

An SSIS package does not run when you call the SSIS package from a SQL Server Agent job step

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918760

I don't see any issue adding the server to the domain...

You may need to change the sql service account to use domain account instead of local account...if you are writing...

I always use QA to restore MASTER db...

Use xp_cmdshell command in EXECUTE SQL TASK...

EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'copy \\sourceserver\c$\test.csv \\DestnationServer\c$\test.csv

When you are configuring dts package ...Are you creating table from source?

If you are not creating table from source(Excel) you can change the size of column width...

Or you can create...