Congrats for passing the exam!

I'd agree that moving to 2008 makes more sense. It kind of "includes" all the 2005 knowledge.

Sorry, sp_trace_setstatus

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176034(SQL.90).aspx

Something must be starting it.

Don't forget that cloning doesn't mean you ignore data safety/control issues. Keep that production data safe! Even in test VMs.

You'll also need a column in your query for the table or something else to group by.

For your results, not sure what the values mean.

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you also need to define what "won't work" means.

No, we don't have...

sp_stop_trace as well to shut it down.

I'd look if this is in the startup folder, or perhaps its' a service. You can disable it and then figure out if you...

Andrew,

Great job and I'm glad you wrote the article. When I saw you mention it, I was surprised as it seems many other people were today. It's a great idea.

AD is distributed, living on multiple servers, so I'm not sure what you're getting at with the AD database.

Lots of people do run DNS/AD DC (domain controllers), and DHCP on...

For the most part I'm with you...

It certainly wasn't worse than some of mine. It's hard to write a good question and consider all the angles.

VM has tried, though, and submitted a dozen or so that...

Chris, correct, it's undergrad stuff.

I was looking to go back for a math or applied math masters for fun and couldn't find a program (live or remote) for anywhere under...

I think Jeffrey has it right on the Quote button. Some faulty logic for calculating which item to quote if you're at the end. I've notified InstantASP, but they haven't...

I have typically used referrallist.com, but it's only in some areas. They guarantee the work, and they give firm estimates, but I've found them high for some things.

For the most...