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Rename SQL Server

During the migration of SQL databases to a new SQL Server we find that we must rename the SQL Server to the original server name.  Renaming a machine on the network is easy eough but we must also run a T-SQL script to rename the server in MS-SQL
To correct @@SERVERNAME for a default instance use [...]

Windows Uptime

Ever wonder how long your windows system has been online?  Found that in Windows you can get to this information by running
net stats srv

Slow Large File Copy Issues

From time to time, customers will call in to report “performance problems” that they are having when copying large files from one location to another.  By “performance problems”, they mean that the file isn’t copying as fast as they expect.  The most common scenario is copying large SQL databases from server to [...]

Really Helpful Post about Connection Strings

http://www.connectionstrings.com/sql-server-2005

Design Pattern for Database Incremental Loads.

http://vsteamsystemcentral.com/cs21/blogs/applied_business_intelligence/archive/2007/05/21/ssis-design-pattern-incremental-loads.aspx

MySite Clean Up

http://httpcode.com/blogs/PermaLink,guid,1cef79c3-bfeb-4eee-99ac-1c8b6050cf2b.aspx

Configure Outlook for Your Email Account

Follow the attached instructions to configure Outlook for your email account.
outlook-configuration-settings

Display the Item ID Number in SharePoint Lists

http://pathtosharepoint.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/item-id-in-display-and-edit-forms/

Where does a SharePoint Server Store the Name of the Config Database

WSS 2.0 and SPS 2003:      HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\Secure\ConfigDb
WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007:   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Secure\ConfigDb

List all the databases on SQL Server

List all the database on SQL Servers.
—-SQL SERVER 2005 System Procedures
EXEC sp_databases
EXEC sp_helpdb

—-SQL 2000 Method still works in SQL Server 2005
SELECT name
FROM sys.databases

SELECT name
FROM sys.sysdatabases