I use exactly same conf as server 2 - 8Gb RAM and Win 2003 R2

let me correct this "Server 2 will use AWE. SQL will have access to 5GB...

me too...

try bugging tech-support for that page, Susan!

Noel - BIG thanks!

first article is great!

I see you have much more experience in this brunch.

And following question -

Is there a method of reporting that new trace file has begun...

Why don't you just write the file to temporary folder on client machine and call an associated (by extension) PDF reader program?