Little SQL icon gone in SQL Server 2005??

Gurus,

Just installed SQL Server 2005 for the first time.  Now, whenever I have
installed SQL Server 2000 in the past, I am used to seeing a little gray
server icon in the System tray which has either a green arrow on it if SQL
services are running or a red square on it if SQL services are stopped.  I
no longer see this icon did Microsoft take it away?
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Spin

> did Microsoft take it away?

Yes. You can download a 3:rd party from sqldbatips.com.

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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www. solidqualitylearning
.com/


"Spin" <Spin@spin.com> wrote in message  news:4ua59oF177e4mU1
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> Gurus,
>
> Just installed SQL Server 2005 for the first time.  Now, whenever I have i
nstalled SQL Server 2000
> in the past, I am used to seeing a little gray server icon in the System t
ray which has either a
> green arrow on it if SQL services are running or a red square on it if SQL
 services are stopped.
> I no longer see this icon did Microsoft take it away?
> --
> Spin
>
>

I can't believe Microsoft takes away stuff in newer software versions.

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Spin

"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no. email_karaszi@hotmai
l.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:O6SR6kqHHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... 
>
> Yes. You can download a 3:rd party from sqldbatips.com.
>
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www. solidqualitylearning
.com/
>
>
> "Spin" <Spin@spin.com> wrote in message
>  news:4ua59oF177e4mU1
@mid.individual.net... 
>
>

The functionality is included in SQL Server Configuration Manager. You also 
find it in SQL Server
Management Studio.

But, I agree that Service Manager is sometimes nice to have, which is why I 
use the one from
sqldbatips.com.

--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www. solidqualitylearning
.com/


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>I can't believe Microsoft takes away stuff in newer software versions.
>
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> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no. email_karaszi@hotmai
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