thanks, using a unc name does make a difference

Linda, thanks for the ideas especially the 'initialize destination database'.  I must have left something out because I did have log shipping working before but I lost a server and...

i change the 'long query time' to 99999 the max value and it did not make any real difference.  the query i am running has successfully run before on many...

 In a response to this problem a hotfix build 780 is mentioned as a workaround to address the missing performance monitor stats.  I have look on microsoft for the...