Thanks Jinx....I'll try that 🙂

The reason I need to change the file name in the config file, is that the company I am sending it to will have a different file location, as well...

What I mean is, it looks like one of the very early versions of this package. It has additional tasks, workflows etc, that are not in the final version.

unlikely.....as I tried it twice to make sure I wasn't going mad!!

thanks for your help anyways...

hmm...

Any idea why it only changed the SQL Server version AFTER I started the instance in Single User Mode? Because when I initially installed S2K5/SP3 and rebooted, it only...

So does this windows security patch actually CHANGE the version of SQL Server? I thought you needed to specifically download and install the new Service Pack 3 which includes this...

Yes that is my first option.... 🙂

But this is a DR test, so I need to be able to restore the master database.

yes I did 🙂

But I can't restore a database using the DAC connection...

ok...more info...

I installed another instance with the SP3, and it displayed version 9.0.4035, which is what I expected. Then I stopped the instance, started the master in single user...

yes....but I am wondering why it generates a command to run on SQL Server 2005 that has a null password but the command won't accept the null password...

I discovered that the article I was using (the Microsoft KB article that is....) is incorrect.....

The following article http://www.myitforum.com/articles/18/view.asp?id=4077 is pretty close. It has the following statement...

thank goodness for the "save as draft" option in Lotus Notes....I use it frequently, then re-read my emotional emails the next day when I have calmed down....Often I don't send...

thanks for the replies.

I decided to create new backup devices, instead of changing the existing ones.....seemed to be a lot safer.

thanks very much for this article.....I'm sure this will work!

thanks for your help!