Posted by Neil on 12/07/07 20:31

"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote in message
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> "Neil" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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>> Just as a general practice with Windows apps, that memory gets lost or
>> corrupted over time. Perhaps not with SQL Server. But there are other
>> apps running on it. PC Anywhere is installed as a host on that machine.
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> Unless there's a specific need for PCAnywhere, I'd get rid of it and
> administer the machine via remote desktop.
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> Works much better.
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>> I don't know how much memory degradation, if any, occurs from that app.
>> Occasionally the machine is used to test the front end app (though it's
>> not the primary machine for that purpose).
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> Well in that csae you've got other issues with the machine.
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> Which if it's a purely dev machine or one where shutdowns don't impact the
> business, you may be ok.
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> The prod environments I work in tend to be 24/7 so shutdowns are very
> infrequent.
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> Also if you're doing a soft-reboot, that's a bit "nicer" to the hardware
> than a hard-reboot which can shorten the lifespan of components.
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> Greg Moore
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One problem with remote desktop is that you can't transfer files or transfer
the clipboard contents (or can you?). I use those two functions all the
time.

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