SQL Server related thoughts » sp3 http://underthefold.org UndertheFold - There is always a lot to learn Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:46:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 KB970892 failing and leaving your SQL service stopped? http://underthefold.org/2009/12/19/kb970892-failing-and-leaving-your-sql-service-stopped/ http://underthefold.org/2009/12/19/kb970892-failing-and-leaving-your-sql-service-stopped/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:23:41 +0000 Underthefold http://underthefold.net/?p=27

Finding your SQL service not running is never a recipe for a good day, Recently I’ve seen this happen on numerous occasions when KB970892 tries to apply  to a SQL 2005 SP3 9.0.4035 box -with the System databases moved to a different drive. It appears the patch just looks in the system database data folder for the mssqlsystemresource and distmdl mdf’s & ldf’s. Not in the orginal install folder.

I filed a bug here

As a workaround you can manually copy the mssqlsystemresource and distmdl mdf’s & ldf’s to the data folder your system database mdf’s are in

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