SQL SERVER – FIX : Error: 18486 Login failed for user ‘sa’ because the account is currently locked out. The system administrator can unlock it. – Unlock SA Login

Today, we will riffle through a very simple, yet common issue – How to unlock a locked “sa” login? It is quite a common practice that SQL Server is hosted on a separate server than application server. In most cases, SQL Server ports or IP are exposed to the web,…
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SQL SERVER – Fix : SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition Install fail due to .NET Framework 3.5 missing

It goes without saying that computer running slow is a common problem we all face, a pestering one indeed! Last week, I had to format my computer as it was running at an annoyingly tortoise pace. After formatting it, I installed Visual Studio 2008. When tested Visual Studio 2008 worked all fine. However, when I attempted to install SQL Server 2008, I was confronted with an error about NET Framework 3.5 missing.

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SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : The SQL Server System Configuration Checker cannot be executed due to WMI configuration on the machine Error:2147749896 (0×80041008)

A couple of days back I  had my computer formatted. I reinstalled it with Vista SP1 32bit. Subsequent to installing other indispensable software  I tried to install SQL Server 2005 .  However, it instantly displayed the following error message. The SQL Server System Configuration Checker cannot be executed due to…
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SQL SERVER – Restore or Attach Database Without .NDF or .MDF is Not Possible

This article revolves around a trivial yet common issue. There might be a set of people for whom the current topic might appear to be insignificant. But I have been asked this question innumerable times, particularly from   people who are frequenting using forums or have blog related to storage and…
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SQL SERVER – Maximum Columns per Primary Key – Fix : Error : Msg 1904, Level 16, The index on table has column names in index key list. The maximum limit for index or statistics key column list is 16

My present article covers two fundamental questions. 1) What is the maximum number of columns included in Primary Key Index/Constraint? 2) What is fix/solution for the following error: Msg 1904, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The index ” on table ‘dbo.Table_2’ has 17 column names in index key list.…
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