blue return arrow icon on Replication monitor - significance?

Good morning,
This morning I opened up enterprise manager (sql Server 2000) and noticed a
blue return arrow looking icon on the Replication Monitor folder. When I
opened up Replication monitor I observed the same blue return arrow looking
icon on the publishers and agents folders. What is the significance of this
icon? How do I remove it?
When I get a red X icon I just restart the distribution agent and refresh
everythihg and the red x goes away. What do I need to do for this blue arrow
icon?
Thanks,
Rich
Rich,
do you mean the retrying icon? What is the message of the agent's history?
(I get this message when experiencing connectivity problems).
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com .
|||Hi Paul,
Thank you for getting back to me on this. In the Agent History, the Last
action (11/28/06) says No Replicated Transactions are available. Is there a
site anywhere that explains what the various alert icons signify? This way I
can use the standardized lingo to describe what I am seeing.
It is still a little bit early over my way, and customers haven't been
calling about any problems (yet). Do I need to do anything or will this
resolve itself? We have, been having some connectivity problems in recent
times. But usually, I get a big red x when that happens. I restart the
Distribution Agent and it goes away.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:

> Rich,
> do you mean the retrying icon? What is the message of the agent's history?
> (I get this message when experiencing connectivity problems).
> Cheers,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com .
>
>
|||Well, I just refreshed the replication monitor and the blue arrow Icon did in
fact go away. At least it wasn't a big red x.
"Rich" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi Paul,
> Thank you for getting back to me on this. In the Agent History, the Last
> action (11/28/06) says No Replicated Transactions are available. Is there a
> site anywhere that explains what the various alert icons signify? This way I
> can use the standardized lingo to describe what I am seeing.
> It is still a little bit early over my way, and customers haven't been
> calling about any problems (yet). Do I need to do anything or will this
> resolve itself? We have, been having some connectivity problems in recent
> times. But usually, I get a big red x when that happens. I restart the
> Distribution Agent and it goes away.
>
> "Paul Ibison" wrote:

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin
|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...
|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

When I start SQL Server Management Studio an error message box with no text is displayed with the Exclamation ICON. Everything seems to be working after clicking OK though. Anyone else experienced this. Also... Why is it that I can't repair the installation from Add and Uninstall? Do I have to uninstall it to repair it?

The SQL 2005 is the Developer Addition with a new install...I haven't seen the empty error message box problem. Does it still do that when you start Management Studio, or was it a one-time thing?

You should be able to repair your installation by clicking on the "Change" button rather than "Uninstall" and then walking through the setup wizard.|||Steven,

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio." |||

You are going to Add/Remove Programs and clicking the Change button there, right? That should get you into maintenance mode for SQL Setup.

|||Yes, that's where I'm going and it does say that it's going into maintenance mode, but after checking the previous install it says there is no maintenance mode for the product.

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.|||I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>
I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.|||

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br>

I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.|||Oddly enough, it has!
I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)|||

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has!

I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again |||I have since run into this problem again. It seems to be related to Crystal Reports. I run an application that appears to use an older version of some Crystal Reports dll than VS 2005 provides. It's a bit of an ongoing saga in that I repair VS 2005, it breaks the other app - I run the other app, it breaks VS 2005. It also appears to have an effect on the documentation browser - when it's VS 2005's turn to be broken many of the tables in the help render text improperly - it will show up half outside of the cells in any table and is mostly unreadable.

The other app is a CRM tool that I am not awfully fond of though. In all honesty, I'm kind of glad to have a reason to uninstall it. :)

...Kevin
|||I'm getting the same blank error message box after installing the 1.1 .net framework.|||well my error box just turned from a yeild sign !, to a Stop sign X, now for the problem. if i press either yes or no it reboots to the login page|||I am also getting this problem. I'm not sure but it may have started after installing the .NET Framework 1.1. I don't do anything with Crystal Reports.|||I too am getting the blank dialog, with an exclamation, although it seems to be benign and everything else is working fine. No Crystal Reports here...
|||

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

Bizarre sql management studio problem...cant see server status for

This one has me stumped.
Basically when I open sql management studio 2005 and connect to one of
my servers, the little server status icon adjacent to the server name
contains a blank circle. Normally it contains a small green triangle
to indicate the server is running. If I right click on the server
name, all the start/stop/pause/resume etc options are greyed out. This
is very confusing for the following reasons:
- I am logged on as 'sa' and all my other permissions work.
- Other logins (both sql server and windows authentication) show the
same issue
- Connecting to other database servers works fine (and shows the
correct status icon)
I originally thought it was some bizarre permissions issue, however if
I am logged directly into the server start the sql management tool
there using the same database login, the server shows the 'started'
green triangle and the start/stop/pause/resume etc options are
available.
This issue appears to have occurred randomly, I can not think of
anything I have done recently that involved changing permissions or
anything like that.
Any ideas?The connection as sa is a regular SQL Server connection. The
indicator that shows that the server is running is not updated based
on making a SQL Server connection; if you open SSMS without connecting
to any SQL Server the status of the servers should show.
The indication that SQL Server is running, or not, is based on SSMS
finding out if the service is running. That query is made to the
server's operating system, and is based on the rights of the Windows
account you are logged in with. For the servers that are displayed
with the status you have rights, for the others you do not.
I admit to a bit of guesswork in the above, but I think it is the
answer.
Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT
On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:16:50 -0800 (PST), Alex Danger
<alex.csp@.gmail.com> wrote:
>This one has me stumped.
>Basically when I open sql management studio 2005 and connect to one of
>my servers, the little server status icon adjacent to the server name
>contains a blank circle. Normally it contains a small green triangle
>to indicate the server is running. If I right click on the server
>name, all the start/stop/pause/resume etc options are greyed out. This
>is very confusing for the following reasons:
>
>- I am logged on as 'sa' and all my other permissions work.
>- Other logins (both sql server and windows authentication) show the
>same issue
>- Connecting to other database servers works fine (and shows the
>correct status icon)
>I originally thought it was some bizarre permissions issue, however if
>I am logged directly into the server start the sql management tool
>there using the same database login, the server shows the 'started'
>green triangle and the start/stop/pause/resume etc options are
>available.
>This issue appears to have occurred randomly, I can not think of
>anything I have done recently that involved changing permissions or
>anything like that.
>Any ideas?