Well, I am glad I started it too, but wonder how much patience these SQL pros can possibly have with questions like these:

1.  Can I run the DBCC DBREINDEX commands...

When the database was tested using MSDE, it was moved to an XP workstation.  The MSDE was never installed on the server.

However, I do still see the workstation set up...

When I started reading about DBCC and UPDATE STATISTICS, I wondered:

Aren't such maintenance items (DBCC, UPDATE STATS, etc) supposed to be carried out by the Ent. Mgr. daily maintenance plan?

They...

Does anyone else have trouble with this damn forum?

Twice today I spent a long time preparing messages and when I click preview the message disappears!  What a pain - I just spent...

Wow - that'll keep me busy for a while!

Here's where I show you how little I know:  I'm going to have to look up what the following terms mean, and...

Thanks for your reply, John.  I HATE to ask for actual help, preferring to RTFM whenever possible.  Trouble is, the manual is EVERYWHERE and who has the time to read...

Thanks to you both...

The "Backup and Recovery" book seems to place less emphasis on SQL Server database management and more on data protection, which is exactly what I'm looking for.

The...