With all of the steroids clouds hanging over MLB it seems like the huge HR totals have lost their luster really. There are a ton of guys close to...

Hey... now about the Red's..... truely contending for the first time since 1999!!!! A 6 week dogfight for 1st place in the NL Central!

Hey... I figured it out... SQL Browser service was stopped. I started it and can remotely connect now.

In Config manager, protocols TCPIP is enabled yes.

32 bit Management Studio on your PC will connect just fine to 64 Bit SQL 2008. I am doing it here.

Wow.... Great... Thanks! That worked...

One way I could 'force' it to get these errors was to run a Integrity Check. We did everything you said and there was no smoking gun.

No we never did. Our production cluster was moved from a very old SAN to an old one that was 'faster' and that is when the problem showed up. ...

I have had this issue myself. Let me tell you it is one of the most difficult issues to figure out what is causing it. I even had...

Correct... only MSDTC needs setup up.... SQL Server will cluster itself when you install it on a Windows cluster.

I guess I am confused by all of this from Microsoft. CU's originally were supposed to ONLY be applied if you were experiencing a problem that was addressed by a...

Awesome... and Thanks a million. That worked!!!!!!!

I followed the Microsoft script instructions for Maint plans and that did not seem to help. Hum..... I think I will have to call Microsoft and open a ticket...

The reason one would not stay current on service packs is due to purchased software applications not supporting the current service pack. We have a TON of software running...

That is correct. It will request a restart if required. I always like to restart after applying any SP or Hotfixes to start fresh.