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  • RE: Anyone actually managed to install SQL Server 2005 Standard 64bit on Windows 2008 Server Standard 64 Bit ?

    It has worked OK for me. It also works OK on W2008 R2.

    You need to install Visual Studio 2003 SP1 (as documented in BOL) and SQL 2005...

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  • RE: Data Import

    I would be interested in knowing what the so-called JCL limitation is. With over 20 years mainframe experience it would be a new one for me (unless it is...

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  • RE: MERGE or not to MERGE

    My experience is that if you have a transaction table that is significantly smaller than the master table and the master table is into the many millions of rows, then...

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  • RE: Migrating from SQL 2000 to SQL 2008

    I agree that you absolutely must test this upgrade. If you just run it in production without any previous testing you should expect that your applications will not work...

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  • RE: Keep versions aligned across SQL features

    It is not in itself wrong to have different fix levels for different components of SQL Server. If a new CU is issued and it contains no fixes for...

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  • RE: SQL Server 2008 Enterprise installation failed Window 7 ultimate

    As Gift Peddie says, this is a known UI bug that should not occur more than once on a given machine. I have not done a SQL 2008 install...

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  • RE: A Bad Litmus Test

    My experience is that most standard interview questions, no matter what they are 'designed' to do, just arbitarily eliminate x% of applicants using a reason that could stand up to...

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  • RE: 3rd-party enterprise-level backup tools - Should DBAs still be in charge of backups/restores?

    As I said in a previous post, the business expect IT to provide the most cost-effective service, and is not interested in our turf wars. Backup technology is moving...

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  • RE: SQL Server not starting at startup

    I agree the right way to do this is to make SQL Server dependant on the SAN connectivity service. But if the SAN service reports it is started before...

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  • RE: Performance of SQL 2005 Versus DB2 version 9

    You will have to build the two environments and try out your queries.

    If you are going to make a purchasing decision as a result of the tests you should make...

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  • RE: trying to enable xp_cmdshell on sql 2000

    If you want someone without sysadmin rights to use xp_cmdshell in SQL 2000, you need to set up a proxy account.

    Books Online (BOL) gives good details on how...

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  • RE: Unattended Install of SQL 2005 Service Pack 3

    Running the SP install with parameters /quiet and /allinstances should update all the SQL 2005 instances, plus the tools, on your server.

    The same parameters apply for a Cumulative Update installation....

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  • RE: SQL2008 Unable to Add Built-In\Administrators

    Security has changed in Windows 2008 and above. The problem you are seeing is not caused by SQL Server, but be Windows 2008.

    You used to be able to add...

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  • RE: SQL 2005 SP3 worse performance than SQL 2000?

    The post mentioning data type differences is right. This is a documented feature of SQL 2005 and above.

    The best way to find if this affects you is to look...

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  • RE: Master database corruption on SQL2008

    What is in the install logs? These are normally found in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Logs

    You get one folder in \Logs for every time you run SETUP, so look...

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