All excellent replies! Thank you all for taking the time and lending your expertise. I use Idera's SQL Diagnostics Manager which makes it very easy to trend and...

Thanks - I have grown the file twice, once by 20000MB and once by 50000MB. I'll take a look at table sizes and review the initialization setting. I...

Thanks for the reply. We have resized the file twice in 7 years.

Hi,

See the following: http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/ArticleID/96059/sql_server_96059.html

This is a useful tool for those of us that need the comfort level:-)

Happy Weekend!

Jack - Thank you for the clarification - I very much appreciate it!

Imashe

Ok - found my own answer! Apparently, in the Express Edition Windows authentication is not available.

Thanks anyway...

Thank you all for the prompt responses - now I have something to go on.  The help is very much appreciated!

Thanks for all of the suggestions - I'll be busy checking them out! 

Thanks - I'll take a look.