Thanks for your reply Andy.

We use Full text, replication, analysis services etc

What issues / Enhancements has MS introduced for sp3A ?

I know that once Service pack 3A is installed...

Thanks Wes.

Yeah

have checked out 2003 which is now no longer called Advanced server, its called Enterprise edition afaik.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/docs/Reviewersguide.doc

Max RAM IS 32 Gb.

So i am just awaiting confirmation...

Is it possible to get a flavour or version of Windows Advanced Server or SQL Server enterprise to get around this ? OEM version ?

The apps running on the server are written in house.

Why do public require select access to system tables ?

For some tables ok, there may be a need. But for...

As far as i can tell we do not use SP_OA Procedures

Does SQL Mail use them ???

In 6.5 tracing was easier... well at least you could import the file into Excel but not any more unless anyone knows of a way ??.

I suppose you could capture...

Cheers guys

I triple checked the case ...

....Is this a limit or a bug ?

is there a workaround ?, the process I want to monitor takes place at 11pm and...

The process is an upgrade proccess

One batch file calls numerous other batch files to upgrade a database

set userid=SA

set password=password

set servername=servername

set dbname=dbname

these parameters are passed to the other batch files...

Nope, I ran the bcp on the machine...

no its not, unless it was highter before i added the alias...

i'm on my 3rd time testing and error has not returned, although i'm not 100% happy with the workaround.

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