Not sure about the Java driver, but that typically is a communication/network type error.

3.24GB of RAM? Is this a 3GB or 4GB machine?

There are no real configuration settings that you need to change. However it completely depends on what you are doing with...

It's not that I don't want to go uphill, but there doesn't seem to be much uphill and close to the convention center. Much more if you head down towards...

I'll second the advice above.

Users have no rights to tables unless they are granted. If they are granted as part of a role or rights, then you can use DENY as listed above.

That will create a bunch of stuff in text files, but it won't get it into SQL Server.

It would help if we knew what the OP wanted to accomplish.

Look for something open in tempdb as well. The database should be in simple mode, so it should clear the log at each checkpoint.

If SQL Server is running, meaning the service is running, can you connect to "(local)"?

Also, it installs under Program Files, look for the SQL Server log files, and you will...

There is no SQL Server mode. There is mixed mode, both Windows and SQL authentication, and Windows only mode, for only Windows authentication.

There is no default user and password. The...

That's what I'd think. You have another process already setup for log backups, and that will interfere with log shipping. If you log ship, you basically need to disable other...

Most of this stuff you would get from a command line or WMI if you wanted it. SQL Server would then access that the same way, with an XP_CMDSHELL or...

Downtown isn't very big. Within 3 or 4 blocks, there are lots of restaurants. Just don't start walking uphill 🙂

I'd prefer the SSIS stuff myself, though it would be more work. Replication will do it, just remember that there will be a time the table is not available as...

The Blackberry server might not like something. I'll check with a few people.

Shouldn't be temporary files. Wouldn't delete them. Maybe you had a space or typo in it.