I figured the problem out. The drives where the .mdf and .ldf files reside (on live server) have to be shared. For some reason, SQL Server must verify the original...

Reply to TommyB - the paths don't even exist on the server where the database is being restored. The paths noted in the error are from the server where the...

Yes, all good suggestions. I ran RESTORE FILELISTONLY to verify logical file names. I also am using WITH MOVE as noted in the script above. That is what's so confusing....

I copied the backup file locally to do the restore and received the same error. Now I'm really confused!

I am using QA only, not Management Studio. The logical names are correct. I'll copy the backup locally and see if that works.

MS/BS in Physics and haven't done anything relating to it since school. I've been a SQL Server DBA for almost six years and was in marketing/product management before that.