MS SQL has built in functionality to do this...

log ship, replication......

sp_helpdb master

IM for SQL Servers?

whoaw...this is a long list....

Think about it this way.... any incident that could directly or indirectly affect SQL Server, Databases, logins, tables, Sp's, views, Reports, access control,...

Is this database a destination for log shipping, or part of a failover solution?

I agree Jeff, but:

These posts, ad's etc...give people (like me) who earned certifications the hard way a bad name..

how long has it been running as "Restoring" ?

If you suspect it's not actually restoring,try:

restore log dbname with norecovery

and see if it comes online. Beware, you will lose some changes.

MS SQL Server is the best. Period.

but......

if you are an Oracle Dba, Oracle would be the best.

Each to his own.

This is a question that can only truely be answered with...

I am sorry, I am not following the problem here.

The second screen shot is of the Configuration tools, which you dropped down in the start menu.

? ?

http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsdn.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Flibrary%2Fms141026.aspx&rct=j&q=SQL+SSIS&ei=k3C8S9LUFsqTOIXwqfwH&usg=AFQjCNEJCtKMpb7ZwJQYu5DM8Ohg9uSrVA

SQL Server Integration Services.

Is drive D active on the server logical disk manager?

can you browse and copy data to the D drive from windows explorer?

The screen print looks like the initial planning screen before an installation.

Did your SQL 2008 installation complete, and you still receive this screen when opening SQL Server MS?

Please explain?

Does your client need to view the report definition file (rdl) ? or simply extract/run the report?

if he only needs to run and view report data, he doesnt need anything...

MS 70-452

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server.aspx#tab1

create a special account with the correct permissions to the DB, and

replace the login ID in the authentication with the new ID.

'Database coding commence

dim rs, sql, cn, Title, Body, DateTime

'Set connection details

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