I hesitate to post the kb, because I don't believe in it, but there is a trace flag that bypasses the network drive check.

I don't have a 2000 instance to...

Correct, this is a security issue. The service account is the one that gets them ACL'd. You need to change that, carefully, to allow an admin to see them.

Make...

Shut down all the SQL programs. As Elliot said, if you can't do that, you're not prepared for the exam, or you should do some research.

I'd be happy to help,...

L' Eomot Inversé (3/1/2012)

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(1) someone with a decent CS education, a decent brain, no serious handicaps (blindness, deafness, dislexia), and willingness to put hard effort into learning should be able...

siva 20997 (3/1/2012)

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This is my last post only becuase this thought hit me and I am wondering how many have got such situations

Lets Say we have a customer with say...

I agree with what Gail has posted. You are trying to develop situations that aren't the same to justify not purchasing CALs or socket licenses.

That being said, I'd welcome you...

It's not about IIS, it's about multiplexing. If you write a middle tier that allows multiple people to access data on SQL Server simultaneously, then you are mutliplexing and you...

Kelsey Thornton (3/1/2012)

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I don't dispute there are many reasons why this might be desirable, or even required.

My point was simply that a little background information into why the port number...

Assuming these are direct attached (local disk or SAN), then to SQL Server, a drive is a drive. There is no effect on SQL Server of two equivalent drives. If...

I'm not sure about this. My reading of the license docs, which are vague to be sure, is that anything...

Incorrect leap of logic. The swipe card is not the device. The...

OCTom (3/1/2012)

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As I approach my golden years I know that what Steve discusses is important but impossible. Whenever one part of life takes up more time another part must give...

Good points, Gus, though I'm not sure I'd say most kids can't figure those things out. At least I hope that's not the case. Some days I wonder as well.

I...

Thanks for the update, and an interesting solution. Some things in there we should have added to the SQL Saturday site.

I think the spike is temporary, and as I mentioned, it's about perceptions. Right now the cloud gets a lot of press, which means to managers, it seems "hot", so...