jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sun May 15 20:36:53 CDT 2011
> You need to use the management console. In Windows 7, Control Panel then System and Security then Administrative Tools then Computer Management then Services and Applications then Services. Is that buried deep enough for ya? ;) Drag it out into quick launch tool bar. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com On 5/15/2011 3:15 PM, Doug Steele wrote: > Hi Arthur: > > You need to use the management console. In Windows 7, Control Panel > then System and Security then Administrative Tools then Computer > Management then Services and Applications then Services. In the list > of services look for 'SQL Server'. The Status should be 'Started' and > the Startup Type should be Automatic. If the Status isn't 'Started' > then you can start it by right clicking on the name and selecting > 'Start'. > > If the Startup Type is Automatic and it won't start when you boot the > computer, you have to look at the system logs to find out why it's > failing. I'll send more info if you need it. > > Doug > > On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Arthur Fuller<fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote: >> I don't see an item in the service tray indicating that. Also, I can't >> remember how to invoke the engine manager itself (been on other projects >> lately and haven't been using SQL lately). Or perhaps it's a KPI of >> Alzheimers... >> >> Arthur >> >> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Doug Steele<dbdoug at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Is the SQL Server service actually running? I had a problem recently >>> where the service, despite being set as 'automatic', failed to load >>> properly when the computer started up. >>> >>> Doug >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-SQLServer mailing list >> dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver >> http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >