you have enabled trace flag 1222 to capture deadlock in error log.

DBCC TRACEON (1222, -1)

Nice presentation on Deadlock.

http://sqlskills.com/blogs/jonathan/category/Deadlock.aspx

Its not possible to restore database from higher to lower version .. there is now way for Degrdation . you can script out the database objects without data ,create database...

Check physiacal IO or cpu is moving or not for that blockby process.?

Find below link for your question

http://http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190679.aspx/

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic490956-357-1.aspx

http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1070/simple-script-to-backup-all-sql-server-databases/

To Find SQL server instances in a local network

Simply

SQLCMD -L > c:\servers_filename.txt

You can also use powershell to get

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/powershell/72809/

Nice scripts to get last server restart.

http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2289/useful-management-information-from-sql-server-dmv-sysdmossysinfo/

You can use SQL server Dashboard report feature. here is nice article which will full fill your requirements.

http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2007/dba-dashboard/

Can you post error message?

are you craeting you restore script from backuphistory tables from msdb. I am doubting below statement causing you the error. the 'NUL' is windows directory ,virtual decice which...

What is the exact command that you are using to restore point in time.

BOL is also stating same.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187347.aspx

Here is also saying same.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/ar-SA/sqldisasterrecovery/thread/414ca3f0-0301-4a77-a9e4-83afdb3d0986

Some examples of sp_help.

A. Returning information about all objects

The following example lists information about each object in the master database.

USE master;

GO

EXEC sp_help;

GO

B. Returning information about a single object

The following example...