are you sure this is your cluster machine?

The error from SQL seems like saying the machine is not the cluster aware.

In start-Run-- cluadmin, are you able to see...

tick the checkbox which say save username and pwd

you should have configured distributor and publisher on the same server.

I agree with above comments. I am using OLA script since long and recently he upgraded the script with additional features.

Use the script, it will make your life more...

your id or the group in which your id belongs, doesnt have the permission to modify or copy the file in c drive. Ask windows team for this permission if...

no problem....keep us posted how you proceed(if u would like to)

this link should help :-

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic688810-146-1.aspx?Highlight=master+database+corrupt

Database Mirroring Transport is disabled in the endpoint configuration.

Starting up database 'master'.

WARNING: did not see...

have a backup of your registry and start the installation.

Also if you can then try to reboot first before installing SQL, it should release the lock on registry if...

1) Check application log, probably you will see the reason of failure there

2) Do you remember the location of system database files(mdf and ldf)? Check if the files are available...

you can go ahead with your installation as I have sql on win7 in my local machine.

It might ask you for .Net Framework 3.5 which can be downloaded and...

i guess varbinary(max) introduced in 2005 onwards and thats what I see the problem here for existing records when you doing update.

I think while update you need to convert...

Growth of file is not depend on the version or edition you are using for sql server(thats what I think, and there are many expert here who can correct me...

should be INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_connections ec

should be CROSS...

because I beleive the table and its stats are out dated.

What does the index fregmentation reports for the perticular index of the table?