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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Clear Old Server Names Out Of SQL Server Service Manager

How can I Clear Old Server Names Out Of SQL Server Service
Manager. They are ghosts."Jay Kusch" <Jay.Kusch@.mm-games.com> wrote in message
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> How can I Clear Old Server Names Out Of SQL Server Service
> Manager. They are ghosts.
You mean the list of servers that display for selection to connect? I do not
believe that you can remove those... If you are talking about something
different, please respond with more detail.
Steve|||This list is kept in the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Client\PrefServers
"Jay Kusch" <Jay.Kusch@.mm-games.com> wrote in message
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> >--Original Message--
> >"Jay Kusch" <Jay.Kusch@.mm-games.com> wrote in message
> >news:067601c3c578$b3a92520$a001280a@.phx.gbl...
> >> How can I Clear Old Server Names Out Of SQL Server
> Service
> >> Manager. They are ghosts.
> >
> >You mean the list of servers that display for selection
> to connect? I do not
> >believe that you can remove those... If you are talking
> about something
> >different, please respond with more detail.
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
> Thanks Steve ...
> That was the answer that covers it all. We have had so
> many servers in and out of test and production that my
> server list is just unmanagable. Wish there were some way
> to clear the ghosts. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
> J. Kuschsqlsql