If you have any valuable data you have saved in the BCM, it should be in MSSmallBusiness.mdf and MSSmallBusiness.ldf files. Make sure you copy it so you can restore it...

If you have any valuable data you have saved in the BCM, it should be in MSSmallBusiness.mdf and MSSmallBusiness.ldf files. Make sure you copy it so you can restore it...

It just occured to me. Do you think you uninstalled SQL Server 2005 express from your machine without uninstalling business contact manager? Business Contact Manager is configured to connect to...

How did you install Business Contact Manager? I thought it automatically installs and configures SQL Server 2005. You are probably right in that your machine is looking for that SQL...

Just read this post yesterday on using SSIS to zip files. It is another cool and simple way to accomplish what you need. Check it out. Click here[/url]

You can use PerfMon tool which comes with Windows to capture such information.

Here is a best practices guide from MS that might help. Storage Top 10 Best Practices.

Check this tool...

I am not sure if there will be any issues.

But it should definitely be supported, with some restrictions. Here is the link from the MS site. SQL Server 2008 Hardware...

Can you provide more details as to what you are trying to accomplish?

This link has specific troubleshooting steps for Business Contact Manager. You may want to check. See if it works and let me know.

Troubleshoot database operations in Business Contact Manager

Can you check the Windows Event Logs to see if there are additional details on the error message? Also check to see if the Windows environment PATH variables has the...

What version of SQL Server is it? Can you try to start the service from SQL Server Configuration Tool?

This is a Microsoft How To that you might find useful. It works. Obviously, you can replace the Send Mail Task with the ExecuteSQL task.

How to: Use a Recordset Destination

I am not an expert on database refactoring, but I would like to say yes. The actual definition of database factoring is to improve database design without changing its semantics....

In SSIS 2008, you could try with the WMI Event Watcher Task which watches for WMI events returns the status. There is a way to setup a timeout.

Drag the WMI...

Is this WQL? Where are you running this query from? In SSIS?