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SQL 2005 Service Manager Resurrected

Published: 3/5/2007 | Updated: 3/5/2007 | Discuss

SQL Server 2005 is missing a very handy tool—the little Service Manager app which sits in the tray and allows you to see the status, start, and stop SQL Server instance(s). I loved that tool. Apparently, Jasper Smith suffered similar separation anxiety, so he wrote a Service Manager of his own.

SQL Server Service Manger

Download and enjoy

Comments

1 Shane Shepherd | Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 5:51 PM

Great tool, thanks for sharing! The SQL Service use so much RAM, it's nice to have an easier way to switch them on and off.

2 Richard | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 2:38 PM

Yes, it is a great tool. But unfortunatelly it consumes as much memory as SQL Server itself - 21 MBytes !!! (sort of...) :-) This footprint isn't justifiable for such a simple program.

3 crm92 | Sunday, February 03, 2008 at 5:47 AM

This version is fine, but is requires .net framework.

I found another great sql service manager, which does'nt require .net framework and consume very little memory:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=212291

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