Thanks Muthukumaran, but unfortunately that does not apply to this situation.

All, I have not yet installed any Oracle software at all. I guess that was what I was going for first ... do I HAVE to have something installed? Why...

So I just tried setting up a connection from an x86 environment and got an error

Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "MSDAORA" for linked server "TEST".

OLE...

Hello Bru,

I did notice that on my x86 SQL2008 environments that...

briansalentine (11/19/2009)

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I have the same issue, the tempdb mdf file will not shrink even though I have attempted all known commands to do so. A reboot did not change...

Thanks Jack, appreciate the response.

Right now my biggest concern is that I can't find an install for Office 2000. It's not even available on MSDN anymore. So I'm not sure...

Now to add to the mystery of this default instance ... when using the server network utility, the default instance does not appear in the "instances on this server" drop...

Came across this: http://blogs.msdn.com/grahamtyler/archive/2004/10/19/244496.aspx. Not sure I completely follow, but I think this helps to fuel the fire that I should be installing the WMSDE SP4?

I checked windows update from...

GilaMonster (10/19/2009)

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Adam Bean (10/19/2009)

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GilaMonster (10/19/2009)

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What happens if you try and start SQL from the command line? For the default instance, go to the directory with the executable and just run...

Hi Gila. It...

Steve Jones - Editor (10/19/2009)

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Can you start the instance in single user mode?

Also, any chance you can script out logins and rebuild master, then add them back? It sounds almost...

Steve Jones - Editor (10/19/2009)

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It sounds like something is messed up. The MSDE isn't a default as well by any chance, is it?

I know SP4 was quick, but not that...

Hello all, haven't had much luck on this issue and was hoping to catch someone's attention today.

Thanks

Hello all, haven't had much luck on this issue and was hoping to catch someone's attention today.

Thanks

So restarting the instances appears to have fixed it ... crazy.