I’ve had to do this twice now. It’s not difficult, but it’s not straightforward either. I hope that by outlining the steps I followed, it will make it easier for others who might find themselves in this situation. I didn’t figure this out on my own and will give credit …
On occasion, I tweet about helping businesses/developers but decided that it was time I wrote a post about it. It would give me a chance to explain my thoughts a bit more and not be limited by 140 characters 🙂 [box] Disclaimer: I’m not an expert at anything, but I …
This is how you can get into a SQL Server instance if you have lost or don’t know the SA password. Configure instance to start in maintenance mode 1. Open the SQL Server Configuration Manager tool from the “SQL Server 20xx| Configuration” menu 2. Stop the SQL Server Instance you …