Thanks for the replies guys.

Steve, I've read the msdn article you posted a few times...I'm confused in the part where it says in bold:

"Security Note Always run...

/**** SCRIPT INSTCAT.SQL OUTPUT ****/

Changed database context to 'master'.

Configuration option 'allow updates' changed from 0 to 1. Run the RECONFIGURE statement to install.

Msg 2812, Level 16, State 62, Server...

/*** SCRIPT C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\INSTCAT.SQL (2/18/2007 8:00 AM) ***/

/*

** INSTCAT.SQL

** Installs catalog stored procedures on the Microsoft SQL Server.

** Copyright Microsoft, Inc. 1994 - 2000

** All Rights Reserved.

**

** Owners:

**

** <owner...

After further consideration from your post, instead of restoring the master I've decided to sift through the output of the script and manually search exactly what it did. I figure...

hi Ignacio,

thanks for the reply. yes the server is still working but this is a dev/test server, so i don't know if or when the API of our application...

great so, can't find anything about impact of running this on 2005 except you shouldn't and that it is supposed to be in the install directory of sql which it...

Denny Cherry where are you when I need you!