I resolved my issue with a bit of help from various resources. I uploaded a document on what I did to get Admin rights back.

Thank you everyone.:hehe:

I uploaded the instructions I followed.

Basically when I edited the Advanced Properties, instead of a prefix of -m; I used a suffix of ; sqlcmd-m

then I didn't actually have...

When I am finished I will publish the entire process but as of now, I am finally in, I had to reverse the statement in advance properties.

I did a...

when using SQLServr.exe -m is the services stopped or started?

and space or no space -m is erroring as not recognizable

when I use the sqlcmd-m command it tells me that -m is unrecognizable

I tried this with both the service on and off I also tried

SQLservr.exe-m

SQLservr.exe-f

I'm a little confused by that statement. could you elaborate?

I edited the service advanced properties with -m

I opened the cmd as admin

I followed the instructions of the cmds to...

Okay, I have stopped the services

I edited the Advanced properties with a prefix of -m

I restarted the services

I went to the command prompt and it didn't work. 1 when...

I hate Hijacking a Thread, but I also hate duplicates.

Alex, how did you configure the database for iDashboard in relation to your data store\mart?

Were there any issues with...

Please I only inherited :hehe: The data will soon be transitioned into a new place and this server will be repurposed, but until then I will have the headache.

I am in the domain Admin and Administration groups and 2 others. so I am hoping that is all I need.

Thanks again.

This whole thing is going away, but not soon enough for me.

I was told they made me a domain Admin, and a local admin and a system admin...

okay, this is a domain controller. the Systems Admin claims he gave me the correct privileges.

I want too check behind him. since this is a domain controller I...

Thank you Steve, it is clear that I can only do this on the up coming holiday when not one else is using the applications. I am still concerned...

AlexSQLForums (10/27/2010)

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This works:

http://deepakrangarajan.blogspot.com/2008/01/forgot-sa-password-in-sql-server-2005.html%5B/quote%5D

This link is no longer available. :crying:

today when trying to start instance I am receiving

SQLServr.exe -m

SQLServr.exe is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file

SQLcmd -S ServerName -E

Unable to provide...