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  • RE: SP2 Installation problem.

    What does the SQL ERRORLOG file show for the attempted start.  Also, is there anything relevant in the Windows System or Application Event Logs?

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  • RE: moving user and system databases, MS KB article 224071

    You can move all your system databases in a single SQL session. 

    1) Stop SQL Server.

    2) Start SQL with a NET START /T3608 command.

    3) Run the ALTER statements to re-configure...

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  • RE: SP2 causes major slowdown?

    One thing to factor into your tests...  An update of 50,000 rows may take place entirely in the buffer pool.  An update of 100,000 rows may require some updates to...

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  • RE: Getting the JOB_ID from within a Job

    Happycat59's answer is a good one.  Remember when you move to SQL 2005 that the format of Agent Tokens changes.  The SQL 2005 BOL has the details, and also look...

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  • RE: SQL 2005 Upgrade / SP2

    If you have no systems already using SQL 2005, then I reccommend you go to SQL 2005 SP2 + Hotfix rollup.  Do your QA on that and resolve any issues...

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  • RE: How to avoid fast growth of Transaction Logs

    Lynn is giving very good advice about transaction log backups, recovery mode, etc.

    You also said you had the databases set to 'auto shrink'.  This is bad.  You should never shrink...

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  • RE: Super Servers

    I completely agree with Joe's advice.  If you do not have good in-house skills in choosing SANs, big servers, etc, then you WILL waste lots of time and money trying...

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  • RE: What can we do to make IT better?

    We recently had a departmental training day, with one particular exercise showing how damaging micro-management can be.

    We were split into teams, with each team nominating...

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  • RE: installation option is disabled

    That is right.

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  • RE: installation option is disabled

    The SQL 2005 install media comes on 2 CDs.  CD1 contains the server components, CD2 contains only the client components.  If you have DVD media, you will find the components...

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  • RE: SQL Server 2005 Gotchas

    We have trialled running DTS on a 64-bit SQL 2005 machine.  The only problem I found is that some custom DTS components that need to be in \system32 on 32-bit...

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  • RE: Operating system error 5(Access is denied.) to master.mdf''''

    Is this the first time you have tried to start SQL after moving the system databases or changing the service account?  Can you log on using the service account and...

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  • RE: SQL Mail

    If you run SQL Server using a domain service account, try asking for mail capability to be added to that account.  As everything is not totally new, this may be...

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  • RE: error message "The maximum number of tables in a query (260) was exceeded"

    When all is said and done, you have hit a limit on what SQL Server can do. 

    We had a similar problem with our data warehouse.  We had to examine...

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  • RE: Chivalry and Honor

    Very good editorial!  We all need to look out for the safety of each other, otherwise no-one is safe.  I would rather be embarrassed by asking someone if they are...

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