full uninstall of MSSQL 2005 Ent SP1

Hi,

I am facing a serious problem with the unproper uninstall. I have installed MSSQL 2005 Enterprise and created an Active Directory at the server. I have removed the AD and wanted to uninstall SQL 2005.

I was not able to uninstall it fully. I have reinstalled it several times, just to tryying to remove the registry entries.

Is there a solution / tool or a document describing, how I can fully manually remove MS SQL 2005 from a server?

I have already installed SP1.

Dejan

What isn't being uninstalled? Is the uninstall completing, but leaving behind files/registry keys? Or does the uninstall fail somewhere along the way?

Thanks,
Sam Lester (MSFT)

|||

Hi Dejan,

here is an article for removal of SQL Server 2005 which would be helpful to you but in order to get a good answer please re-phrase your question is that only registry which won't removes or some files are their ?

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa337087.aspx

Regards

|||

Hi Sam,

I am sorry for my late reply. The uninstall is successful, but the install already reports some errors. It leaves files and registry entries behind.

\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\COM

REPLAGNT.dll

REPLDP.dll

snapshot.exe

sqlwep.dll

sqlresld90.dll

\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\EULA

\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared

D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn

Here is a portion of the MSSQL 2005 registry entries left behind in the registry after uninstall. Although I delete it manually from the registry (via regedit), it does not help me when I try reinstalling MS SQL 2005 Ent. (64-bit).

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 12/3/2006 - 12:13 PM

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: CurrentVersion
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 9.00.2047.00

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: ProtocolList
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Data: np

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib\Np
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: PipeName
Type: REG_SZ
Data: \\.\pipe\sql\query

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib\Tcp
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: TcpPort
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 1433

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Setup
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: SQLPath
Type: REG_SZ
Data: D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL

|||

Hi,

after uninstall, I noticed on many places that registry entries have not been removed (several hundred places). I do not have a complete list (too many entries).

After uninstall, I try to install MSSQL 2005 Ent. (64-bit) once again. System Configuration Check goes fine (all are with status = Success). See the attached report at the end (att 1).

At the selection of components, I check all options (I can not select SQL Server failover cluster).

I select "Default instance". For service account, I choose "Use built-in System account" and select "Local system". By default, the following are selected to start and the end of the setup (SQL server, Analysis Service, Reporting Service). SQL Server agent is unchecked. Also, "Customize for each service account is unchecked".

For the Authentication Model, I select Mixed model (I have entered a password).

SQL Collation is set to "Slovenian dictionary order, case-sensitive, for use with 1250 (Central European).

Report Server is set to default configuration.

Overview of the installing components (see att 2). I click "Install" to start the installation.

I get an error message : An instance with the same name already installed on this computer. To proceed with SQL Server Setup, provide a unique instance name. (Error at SQL Server Database Service). See att 3 for more details from the log file.

I get also an error message with the Reporting services : "There was un unexpected failure during the setup wizard. You may review the setup logs ... Event ID: 50000. I have my content of the 2 installation CDs copied to a hard disk.

__

Att 1:

System Configuration Check

- WMI Service Requirement (Success)

Messages

WMI Service Requirement

Check Passed

- MSXML Requirement (Success)

Messages

MSXML Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Minimum Level Requirement (Success)

Messages

Operating System Minimum Level Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement. (Success)

Messages

Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement.

Check Passed

- SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility (Success)

Messages

SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility

Check Passed

- Minimum Hardware Requirement (Success)

Messages

Minimum Hardware Requirement

Check Passed

- IIS Feature Requirement (Success)

Messages

IIS Feature Requirement

Check Passed

- Pending Reboot Requirement (Success)

Messages

Pending Reboot Requirement

Check Passed

- Performance Monitor Counter Requirement (Success)

Messages

Performance Monitor Counter Requirement

Check Passed

- Default Installation Path Permission Requirement (Success)

Messages

Default Installation Path Permission Requirement

Check Passed

- Internet Explorer Requirement (Success)

Messages

Internet Explorer Requirement

Check Passed

- COM Plus Catalog Requirement (Success)

Messages

COM Plus Catalog Requirement

Check Passed

- ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement (Success)

Messages

ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement

Check Passed

- Minimum MDAC Version Requirement (Success)

Messages

Minimum MDAC Version Requirement

Check Passed

Att 2

The following components will be installed:SQL Server Database Services

(Database Services, Replication, Full-Text Search)Analysis Services

Reporting Services(Reporting Services, Report Manager)Notification Services

Integration Services

Client Components(Connectivity Components, Management Tools, Business Intelligence Development Studio, SQL Server Books Online)

Att 3

<Func Name='ValidateInstanceName'>
Error Code: 0x80076db6 (28086)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: sqlca\sqlcax.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Sep 21 01:10:12 2005
Function Name: ValidateInstanceName
Source Line Number: 445

Error Code: 28086
MSI (s) (E8!D4) [12:45:13:054]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) -- Error 28086. An instance with the same name is already installed on this computer. To proceed with SQL Server Setup, provide a unique instance name.

Error 28086. An instance with the same name is already installed on this computer. To proceed with SQL Server Setup, provide a unique instance name.
<EndFunc Name='LaunchFunction' Return='28086' GetLastError='0'>

|||

Hi,

here are steps to perform Manuall uninstalltion of SQL Express Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909967

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/09/13/465401.aspx

Hemantgiri S. Goswami

|||

Hi Hemantgiri,

thank you for your reply. Is the uninstall the same for the SQL 2005 64-bit Dev Edition?

Thanks!

Dejan

|||

Hi Dejan,

AFAIK it is the same process to be follow while uninstalling 64-bit edition.

HTH

Hemantgiri S. Goswami

full uninstall of MSSQL 2005 Ent SP1

Hi,

I am facing a serious problem with the unproper uninstall. I have installed MSSQL 2005 Enterprise and created an Active Directory at the server. I have removed the AD and wanted to uninstall SQL 2005.

I was not able to uninstall it fully. I have reinstalled it several times, just to tryying to remove the registry entries.

Is there a solution / tool or a document describing, how I can fully manually remove MS SQL 2005 from a server?

I have already installed SP1.

Dejan

What isn't being uninstalled? Is the uninstall completing, but leaving behind files/registry keys? Or does the uninstall fail somewhere along the way?

Thanks,
Sam Lester (MSFT)

|||

Hi Dejan,

here is an article for removal of SQL Server 2005 which would be helpful to you but in order to get a good answer please re-phrase your question is that only registry which won't removes or some files are their ?

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa337087.aspx

Regards

|||

Hi Sam,

I am sorry for my late reply. The uninstall is successful, but the install already reports some errors. It leaves files and registry entries behind.

\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\COM

REPLAGNT.dll

REPLDP.dll

snapshot.exe

sqlwep.dll

sqlresld90.dll

\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\EULA

\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared

D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn

Here is a portion of the MSSQL 2005 registry entries left behind in the registry after uninstall. Although I delete it manually from the registry (via regedit), it does not help me when I try reinstalling MS SQL 2005 Ent. (64-bit).

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 12/3/2006 - 12:13 PM

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: CurrentVersion
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 9.00.2047.00

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: ProtocolList
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Data: np

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib\Np
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: PipeName
Type: REG_SZ
Data: \\.\pipe\sql\query

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib\Tcp
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: TcpPort
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 1433

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Setup
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 11/18/2006 - 8:39 AM
Value 0
Name: SQLPath
Type: REG_SZ
Data: D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL

|||

Hi,

after uninstall, I noticed on many places that registry entries have not been removed (several hundred places). I do not have a complete list (too many entries).

After uninstall, I try to install MSSQL 2005 Ent. (64-bit) once again. System Configuration Check goes fine (all are with status = Success). See the attached report at the end (att 1).

At the selection of components, I check all options (I can not select SQL Server failover cluster).

I select "Default instance". For service account, I choose "Use built-in System account" and select "Local system". By default, the following are selected to start and the end of the setup (SQL server, Analysis Service, Reporting Service). SQL Server agent is unchecked. Also, "Customize for each service account is unchecked".

For the Authentication Model, I select Mixed model (I have entered a password).

SQL Collation is set to "Slovenian dictionary order, case-sensitive, for use with 1250 (Central European).

Report Server is set to default configuration.

Overview of the installing components (see att 2). I click "Install" to start the installation.

I get an error message : An instance with the same name already installed on this computer. To proceed with SQL Server Setup, provide a unique instance name. (Error at SQL Server Database Service). See att 3 for more details from the log file.

I get also an error message with the Reporting services : "There was un unexpected failure during the setup wizard. You may review the setup logs ... Event ID: 50000. I have my content of the 2 installation CDs copied to a hard disk.

__

Att 1:

System Configuration Check

- WMI Service Requirement (Success)

Messages

WMI Service Requirement

Check Passed

- MSXML Requirement (Success)

Messages

MSXML Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Minimum Level Requirement (Success)

Messages

Operating System Minimum Level Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement. (Success)

Messages

Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement.

Check Passed

- SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility (Success)

Messages

SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility

Check Passed

- Minimum Hardware Requirement (Success)

Messages

Minimum Hardware Requirement

Check Passed

- IIS Feature Requirement (Success)

Messages

IIS Feature Requirement

Check Passed

- Pending Reboot Requirement (Success)

Messages

Pending Reboot Requirement

Check Passed

- Performance Monitor Counter Requirement (Success)

Messages

Performance Monitor Counter Requirement

Check Passed

- Default Installation Path Permission Requirement (Success)

Messages

Default Installation Path Permission Requirement

Check Passed

- Internet Explorer Requirement (Success)

Messages

Internet Explorer Requirement

Check Passed

- COM Plus Catalog Requirement (Success)

Messages

COM Plus Catalog Requirement

Check Passed

- ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement (Success)

Messages

ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement

Check Passed

- Minimum MDAC Version Requirement (Success)

Messages

Minimum MDAC Version Requirement

Check Passed

Att 2

The following components will be installed:SQL Server Database Services

(Database Services, Replication, Full-Text Search)Analysis Services

Reporting Services(Reporting Services, Report Manager)Notification Services

Integration Services

Client Components(Connectivity Components, Management Tools, Business Intelligence Development Studio, SQL Server Books Online)

Att 3

<Func Name='ValidateInstanceName'>
Error Code: 0x80076db6 (28086)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: sqlca\sqlcax.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Sep 21 01:10:12 2005
Function Name: ValidateInstanceName
Source Line Number: 445

Error Code: 28086
MSI (s) (E8!D4) [12:45:13:054]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) -- Error 28086. An instance with the same name is already installed on this computer. To proceed with SQL Server Setup, provide a unique instance name.

Error 28086. An instance with the same name is already installed on this computer. To proceed with SQL Server Setup, provide a unique instance name.
<EndFunc Name='LaunchFunction' Return='28086' GetLastError='0'>

|||

Hi,

here are steps to perform Manuall uninstalltion of SQL Express Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909967

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/09/13/465401.aspx

Hemantgiri S. Goswami

|||

Hi Hemantgiri,

thank you for your reply. Is the uninstall the same for the SQL 2005 64-bit Dev Edition?

Thanks!

Dejan

|||

Hi Dejan,

AFAIK it is the same process to be follow while uninstalling 64-bit edition.

HTH

Hemantgiri S. Goswami

Full Text Search slow, then fast for 30 minutes, then slow again

We've just upgraded a database to SQL 2005 Standard sp1 on a Windows 2003 sp1 server and we are experiencing a problem with Full Text Search. We recreated a Full Text Catalogue in the new SQL 2005 db and it seemed to populate fine. However, now when we run a query on that FTI for the first time it takes about 30-45 seconds to return a result. After that first query, subsequent queries return the result immediately. Then if there is an approximate 30 minute gap until the next query is run then it goes back to taking 30-45 seconds to return the result. It seems as though the results of the query are cached and remain in the chache as long as queries continue to be submitted at <30 minute intervals. If a query is not submitted in 30 minutes then the cache expires. That is only my theory. Has anyone seen this issue? Any insite you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks.Does your system have internet access? On loading the system resources for FTS, it will connect to the internet to validate the signature. The duration is about what you've reported, 45sec. After about 30 minutes of no activity, the resouces will be unloaded to save memory.

So, to keep the resources in memory you could create a job that execute the query every 10minutes.|||

Hi OJ,

The signature of what? Is there any option to disable this validation?

Please advice. Thanks, Radu.

|||It's the signature of the DLLs/binaries used by MsSearch (FTS) service. You can turn off the checking by running

exec sp_fulltext_Service 'verify_signature',0

Full Text Search slow, then fast for 30 minutes, then slow again

We've just upgraded a database to SQL 2005 Standard sp1 on a Windows 2003 sp1 server and we are experiencing a problem with Full Text Search. We recreated a Full Text Catalogue in the new SQL 2005 db and it seemed to populate fine. However, now when we run a query on that FTI for the first time it takes about 30-45 seconds to return a result. After that first query, subsequent queries return the result immediately. Then if there is an approximate 30 minute gap until the next query is run then it goes back to taking 30-45 seconds to return the result. It seems as though the results of the query are cached and remain in the chache as long as queries continue to be submitted at <30 minute intervals. If a query is not submitted in 30 minutes then the cache expires. That is only my theory. Has anyone seen this issue? Any insite you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks.Does your system have internet access? On loading the system resources for FTS, it will connect to the internet to validate the signature. The duration is about what you've reported, 45sec. After about 30 minutes of no activity, the resouces will be unloaded to save memory.

So, to keep the resources in memory you could create a job that execute the query every 10minutes.|||

Hi OJ,

The signature of what? Is there any option to disable this validation?

Please advice. Thanks, Radu.

|||It's the signature of the DLLs/binaries used by MsSearch (FTS) service. You can turn off the checking by running

exec sp_fulltext_Service 'verify_signature',0

Full Text Search - Conatins doesnot work

Our SQL Server 2000 (sp1) on a Windows 2000 system is configured for a full text search.

The ntext column having a full text index has a value as follows:

Rob Proctor's Tips: Creating a "Tropical" Get-Away At Home

when I search it by

SELECT NTEXT_COL
FROM FULL_TEXT_TABLE
WHERE CONTAINS(NTEXT_COL, N'"Tropical Get Away"')

it displays the result as

NTEXT_COL
======================================
Rob Proctor's Tips: Creating a "Tropical" Get-Away At Home

But the query

SELECT NTEXT_COL
FROM FULL_TEXT_TABLE
WHERE CONTAINS(NTEXT_COL, N'"Tropical Get Aw*"')

do not return any rows..

Can anybody give me the reason for this behaviour, or is it a known bug?

Thanks

Sajan'Get' is included in Noise-word file and therefore query does not return what do you expect. Just remove hyphen from Get-Away (GetAway), repopulate index, run query and you'll see.

SELECT NTEXT_COL
FROM FULL_TEXT_TABLE
WHERE CONTAINS(NTEXT_COL, N'"Tropical GetAw*"')

I agree it is stupid but I guess it was designed this way. You could update list of your Noise words but size of indexes will be increased...

Full text index population is slow

I have 1 milion rows on a SQL server 2005 SP1 with 2 Text columns to
be indexed.
The DB is replicated on another server. Transactional.
On the Publisher the population take the CPU near the 100% for 3 day
and then the work is done.
On the subscriber, that is also the distributor the work don't end.
The CPU of the server is at the 100% (2 XEON 4GB Ram).
In the profiler i see many commands SP_fulltext_getdbdata ma the
sp_fulltext_pending_changes return ever the same numbre of pending
rows or more.
The columns contains italian word.
Someone can help me.
Something is very wrong here. What do the gatherer logs say. You can find
them in c:\Program Files\Microsoft sql server\mssql.X\mssql\log
and they look like SQLFT0018700017.log.X
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
<innocenzo.daraio@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1176273986.698099.26940@.l77g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
>I have 1 milion rows on a SQL server 2005 SP1 with 2 Text columns to
> be indexed.
> The DB is replicated on another server. Transactional.
> On the Publisher the population take the CPU near the 100% for 3 day
> and then the work is done.
> On the subscriber, that is also the distributor the work don't end.
> The CPU of the server is at the 100% (2 XEON 4GB Ram).
> In the profiler i see many commands SP_fulltext_getdbdata ma the
> sp_fulltext_pending_changes return ever the same numbre of pending
> rows or more.
> The columns contains italian word.
> Someone can help me.
>

full text body search not finding all results

I am running SQL 2005 SP1 and I have a database I'm using for GFI Mail
Archiver. When I run queries against the database for a specific word i.e
"testing", only 2 results show up when there should be more results.
I know the data is there because I can see it, it's just that when I do a
search it doesn't find it. I have full text-catalog enabled on the database.
I've tried deleting and re-creating the catalog but still the same thing.
The question is are they really there or are they being indexed.
Use a like to verify that it is really there. If it is then it is a problem
with it being indexed. Review the gatherer logs to see if it indexes the
rows correctly.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1813FDF8-E095-4784-B9B8-707C8309B1C9@.microsoft.com...
>I am running SQL 2005 SP1 and I have a database I'm using for GFI Mail
> Archiver. When I run queries against the database for a specific word i.e
> "testing", only 2 results show up when there should be more results.
> I know the data is there because I can see it, it's just that when I do a
> search it doesn't find it. I have full text-catalog enabled on the
> database.
>
> I've tried deleting and re-creating the catalog but still the same thing.
|||That's what my problem is, it's not being indexed correctly.
How do I fix that?
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> The question is are they really there or are they being indexed.
> Use a like to verify that it is really there. If it is then it is a problem
> with it being indexed. Review the gatherer logs to see if it indexes the
> rows correctly.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1813FDF8-E095-4784-B9B8-707C8309B1C9@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||Can you see if there are any errors in the gatherer logs? If not can you
send some of the problem docs to me offline or post them here? Send me the
originals before they went into the database.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5FEDEB29-BE51-4733-8224-58C87AEAED5C@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> That's what my problem is, it's not being indexed correctly.
> How do I fix that?
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
|||I'm new to SQL so I'll need some help here.
1. How do I get gatherer logs?
2. When you say problem docs, what do you mean exactly? (these are test
emails).
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> Can you see if there are any errors in the gatherer logs? If not can you
> send some of the problem docs to me offline or post them here? Send me the
> originals before they went into the database.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5FEDEB29-BE51-4733-8224-58C87AEAED5C@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||You can find the gatherer logs on a SQL 2005 server in C:\Program
Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.X\MSSQL\LOG>
Where X is your instance name.
The gatherer logs themselves will look like this:
SQLFT0001000015.LOG
test email should be indexable in a char or varchar column. Attachments may
not be depending on how you store them. Are you storing them in varbinary or
image columns? Do you have a document type column associated with the image
or varbinary columns?
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F6F0D54-F9FB-4CC3-A8D3-E0445883AE00@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> I'm new to SQL so I'll need some help here.
> 1. How do I get gatherer logs?
> 2. When you say problem docs, what do you mean exactly? (these are test
> emails).
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
|||Ok, I'll look at them. I assume I just open them with Notepad. What am I
looking for?
As far as your questions:
1. Not sure if they're being stored in verbinary or image columns. However
this GFI Mail Archive stores it.
2. Don't know if I have a document type column associated with the
verbinary or image columns.
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> You can find the gatherer logs on a SQL 2005 server in C:\Program
> Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.X\MSSQL\LOG>
> Where X is your instance name.
> The gatherer logs themselves will look like this:
> SQLFT0001000015.LOG
> test email should be indexable in a char or varchar column. Attachments may
> not be depending on how you store them. Are you storing them in varbinary or
> image columns? Do you have a document type column associated with the image
> or varbinary columns?
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1F6F0D54-F9FB-4CC3-A8D3-E0445883AE00@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||Can you script out your table, indexes, and full text indexes and post them
here.
Key to solving your problem is discovering how the GFI archive stores it. If
it is text, or msg you should be fine. If it is something proprietary you
will be unable to index them.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD072397-C5D4-4B19-A8E6-80C03AF1784E@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Ok, I'll look at them. I assume I just open them with Notepad. What am I
> looking for?
> As far as your questions:
> 1. Not sure if they're being stored in verbinary or image columns.
> However
> this GFI Mail Archive stores it.
> 2. Don't know if I have a document type column associated with the
> verbinary or image columns.
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
|||I went to the GFI web site and notice that their product does work with SQL
FTS. Their technical support group should be able to help you through this
problem.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can you script out your table, indexes, and full text indexes and post
> them here.
> Key to solving your problem is discovering how the GFI archive stores it.
> If it is text, or msg you should be fine. If it is something proprietary
> you will be unable to index them.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "Gilbert" <Gilbert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>