Follow your service accounts naming convention if you've got one.<BR><BR>Go to the Services MMC, stop SQL services, Properties > Log On tab, change the login to the account you've created.

SQL Server service accounts should run as Windows domain user accounts. It is also possible to install SQL Server service accounts to run as Local System, but this option is not recommended.<BR ...

In-Depth SQL Server 2000 Security Secrets What you need to know that you didn't find on Books Online. By Chip Andrews 09/01/2001 Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the ...

SQL Server isn't on the kind of update schedule that characterizes Visual Studio these days, when it's unusual for two months to go by without some sort of release. But one version is getting a new ...

News Roll-up Patch Issued for SQL Server By Scott Bekker 08/20/2002 Microsoft created a new cumulative patch for SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000. A fix for a new flaw involving extended stored ...

Open Run by Win + R, type “Services.msc”, and click Ok. Now, look for SQL Server, right-click on it, and select Properties. Go to the Log on tab, and set Log on as Local System Account. Click ...