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SQL Server Monitor - Download Now!
SQL Server Monitor - Download Now!
December 27, 2024

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/LocalSqlServerM…

I have so many SQL Server instances on my local machine others in my home office that I wanted one place to start and stop them all.  I liked the start-stop functionality in the SQL Server agent, but I have MSDE instances and SQL Server 2005 instances running too, so a single place to do it all from an icon tray was my goal.  So here I’ve created a simple .NET 2.0 application.  I would have done it with 1.1 to make it more accessible for users, but there were some features I needed in 2.0 to make the app work.  So if you have the .NET 2.0 Framework installed, check out this new app to control multiple instances of SQL Server a mouse-click away: