Windows Update kept failing with Error Code 8000FFFF on my Vista machine, so SQL Server 2008 Books Online stayed out of date. Here is how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Clear Drop Down List of Recent Connection From SQL Server Management Studio
Is the SSMS connect drop down list full of old server names? Delete the mru.dat file for SQL Server 2005 or 2008 to clear it and start fresh.
SQL SERVER – Create Database Error in Windows Vista
A reader on Vista got a create database error, Msg 262 CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database master. The fix is the same one from my earlier post.
SQL SERVER 2005 – FIX Error: 18456 : VISTA Windows Authentication
My Vista Windows Authentication login failed with Error 18456 after installing SQL Server 2005, while sa worked. Adding my login as administrator fixed it.
SQL SERVER 2005 – Vista Ultimate and SQL Server 2005 DEV Edition
Can SQL Server 2005 Dev edition run on Vista Ultimate? I installed it on my new system, added SQL Server 2005 SP2 as setup suggested, and it works fine.
SQLAuthority News – Fix : Remote Desktop Copy Paste Stop Working
My Remote Desktop copy paste stopped working both ways while I worked on a remote SQL Server. Restarting did not help, but the fix at the end of the post did.