Comments on: SQL SERVER – 2005 – SQL Server Surface Area Configuration Tool Examples and Explanation

By: Subba Rao

Subba Rao — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:17:53 +0000

Hey team,

This is the error I am receiving when launching Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections in SQL Server 2005:

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Index was outside the bounds of the array. (SQLSAC)

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Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlSac.MainPanel.FormServicesAndProtocols.AddNotificationServiceByInstance()
at Microsoft.SqlSac.MainPanel.FormServicesAndProtocols.InitInstanceView()
at Microsoft.SqlSac.MainPanel.FormServicesAndProtocols.ProcessClassConstructor()

By: Ramesh

Ramesh — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:20:49 +0000

i installed sql server 2005 but the surface area configuration is not coming i tried it several times what is the resolution for this….? please help me

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:15:58 +0000

Thanks for the update. Do you know if these values that are set in the Surface Area Configuration are reflected in a registry value of sorts? Can I obtain this information elsewhere without having to execute the SAC?

By: Dalachha

Dalachha — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:23:57 +0000

Lots of thanks to help …..With good Explanation

By: Alvina

Alvina — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:52:26 +0000

Thank you for such a good site that has very good info…I was able to connect to my database again…

By: nnt

nnt — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:45:32 +0000

Please help me! Thank you very much!
Error Type:
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0×80004005)
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Cannot open database “db_quanlihocvien” requested by the login. The login failed.
/qlhv/Untitled-4.asp, line 5

By: Imran Mohammed

Imran Mohammed — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:10:04 +0000

@Alvin

Surface Area Configuration Tool is installed as part of SQL Server Client tools in any edition of SQL Server (2005 and 2008), not for SQL Server 2000.

If you have installed SQL Server Client Tools, then follow below path to open Surface Area Configuration Manager.

Start – All Programs – Microsoft SQL Server 2008 – Configuration Tools – Surface Area Configuration Manager.

~IM.

By: alvin

alvin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:13:40 +0000

hey give me pass my email here sql server 2005 area configuration tool plzzz??????????????/

By: Kamlesh

Kamlesh — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:50:56 +0000

This was a great wizard-based tool. How is the same managed in SQL Server 2008? Anything new in R2?

By: Terfa

Terfa — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:34:30 +0000

hello, each time I try to launch SQL Server 2005 – Surface Area Configuration For Services and Connections I get the following error listed below, how can I resolve it?

C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum\9.0.242.0__89845dcd8080cc91\Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum.dll] InternalsVisibleTo declarations cannot have a version, culture, public key token, or processor architecture specified. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

By: Ganesh

Ganesh — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:56:35 +0000

Ganesh,

I have done database on server 2003, but the same is not working on client machine, showing error : sqlserver not supporting.

kindly advise

By: varun

varun — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:23:39 +0000

hi i have sql server 2005 in my pc.I am getting the following error while click on surface area configurations for services and connections,computer cannot be configured remotely make sure remote computer has windows instrumentation management and try again.wats this?

By: Geet

Geet — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:59:49 +0000

I am getting ‘failed to connect localhost\ACT7 (Microsoft.sqlserver.connectioninfo)’ and not able to login when i am clicking ‘surface area configuration for features’. Please help me. Thanks

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:00:43 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to write-up this fix.
We had just done an upgrade from SQL 2005 Eval to SQL 2005 Std and I would have been spinning my wheels trying to resolve what I thought were upgrade issues.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:31:34 +0000

I am helping a friend that has a log file that is 16gb. When i went to use the surface config tool in sql 2005, it is simply not there. how do i install this feature? thanks for your help!

By: clint

clint — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:18:10 +0000

make sure you have installed SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as well as the Management Studio Express. At first I thought MSE included SQL Server but it doesn’t, once both are installed the start menu icons you’re missing will appear.

By: belaya

belaya — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:08:57 +0000

I have a problem like this at the moment.
Please send me your quick advice.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:51:44 +0000

I’m using Vista Home Premium and I installed already MS SQL Server 2005 in it and also the SQL Server Management Studio Express.

I need to enable remote connections in order to succesfully connect to my local database and I can do that by going to SQL Server Surface Area Configuration. But after installing all these (also SQL Server 2005 SP2) I can’t find that option. Did I missed something?

Only the SQL Error and Usage Reports Settings appears under the Configuration Tools.

By: Jack kangas

Jack kangas — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:16:53 +0000

Full Text Indexing and security at the file level?

We have some FULL Text indexes on semi-sensitive data\columns – and info could be gleaned from looking for just specific words (presense or absence of them).

I have not found anything that tells me how concerned I should be (or not be) with locking down the files from being seen/read/copied.

They are binary, to my basic editor, but are they readable\hackable?

Also are there any stats on how much overhead is involved in the maintenance of a FULL Text index on a table that is updated frequently?