-dD:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\data\master.mdf;-eD:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\log\ERRORLOG;-lD:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\data\mastlog.ldf;-g512

This is the way I guess; I will try now...

Michael Earl (7/10/2008)

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Make sure you look up the startup paremeters in BOL and come up with an appropriate value.

Setting the startup parameters is one of the options that MS made...

Michael Earl (7/10/2008)

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I would first try increasing the amount of memory available for linked server drivers.

They use a portion of memory reserved by SQL Server for non-SQL processes running within...