[sub] [Sussex] SQL Server

[Geoff Teale]

> Well I know its SQL using the resources and when I decide I 
> want to shut
> the service down it won't actually shut down, it enters a 
> stopping state
> and decides to continue its process the only way at the moment I can
> stop it from doing this is by rebooting the server. At the 
> moment I have
> the servers turned off so it won't start at boot. 
> But I need to have SQL running. And if possible without 
> having to reboot
> because of this as the server is running need to be online.


Hmmm sounds like it's going into a infinite loop or a hungry wait-state.
Being closed source there's nothing we can do about that directly.  I'd have
to suggest a reinstall, I'm afraid.

Rebuild the machine from the ground up, make sure everything is fully
service packed and see how you go.

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