Master database file or MDF file is a primary database file that contains fields, tables, indexes, stored procedures and other data in SQL Server. Like other data files, this file is also susceptible ...

1 Microsoft support to upgrade from release candidate software is specifically for customers who participated in the Technology Adoption Program (TAP). Attach a [!INCLUDE ssVersion2005] database ...

Have you ever started SQL Server only to discover your database labeled “In Recovery,” you know how upsetting it can be—especially when the process appears to ...

A package of .BAT scripts and .sql queries for MSSQL for Windows to perform an automatic backup of all working databases on MSSQL ended with generating the SQL query needed to restore this backup. The ...

Information is stored somewhere. Sometimes it’s not suited for its original location. If you’re running low on disk space, added a new drive array, or just curious; this is a simple procedure to move ...

Arthur Fuller recounts his less-than-smooth installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and offers a few suggestions based on what he learned along the way. Like thousands of developers, I eagerly ...