Yes, that's one method of upgrading to SQL 2005.  The other technique is to DETACH sql 2000 db and ATTACH to sql 2005.  Keep in mind, you can't go backwards, restore...

use

distribution

go

select

* from dbo.MSpublications

Have you tried running the stored procedures for removing replication?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324401

this will be cleaner than deleting the entries from the

"dbo.MSpublications" table, since there are other...

You can rename the server, but not the SQL Server Instance.  see KB

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q257716

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You may have omitted the sp_dropserver and sp_addserver.

Use snapshot replication.  If they enter data, it will be replaced with the next snapshot.

or/and

change the permissions on the subscriber database to "datareader" only

What type of replication?  For merge replication I could see that you might want the transaction logs backed up in case you need to restore to the point in time. ...

Most of the conversion will have to manually be done, especially if the Oracle db is using packages.  The Microsoft conversion tool converts many of the stored procedures, but with...

You can also just add the article through management studio.  Publication properties -- Articles.

It prompts you that a new snapshot must be generated, but only the change(s) will be applied...

Were the stats ever updated on the 64bit?

Similiar to previous post.

The MS ERP database writes the data into a clone of the "SaleOrder" table.  This can be done via a trigger.  This "SalesOrder" table is then replicated.

Depends on the type of replication.  Merge replication isn't supported from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005

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On the publisher run

SELECT * FROM SYSSERVERS. 

One of the rows returned should be the subscriber that you have registered in EnterpriseManager.  The srvname should be the exact name...

Has it ever sent a notification through a job within the 10 minutes you're referring to?

Database mail is a 2 step process if you want it to be used to...

3)

Transaction Logs should be on their own drive and LUN

Multiple datafiles, should be on their own seperate LUN's. 

TempDB should be on it's own LUN, or at least different from the...

We just have the maintenance plan email the results.  It will indicate if there was a failure and from there we read the attached log file.