For a DBA, I would say that is the one in charge of the information and ensures it's protected, correct and available for anyone who needs it at any moment....

Hopefully your boss will see the urgency of taking backups now!

Did you follow the help link?

Explanation

An attempt was made to install (or update) SQL Server Native Client on a computer where SQL Server Native Client is already installed, and where...

It's really hard to say without knowing what the error is. Maybe have a look and write it down for us?

When you say the install 'did not work' what exactly do you mean? Were you trying to install it as the default instance or as a named instance? Which aspect...

Why? How did you expect to be able to recover the database if it went wrong?

Take a course to get you over your fear of flying? And any other phobias you might have; just get them gone.

Habitat for Humanity sounds like a good one.

You can get some great standing desks nowadays. I'm not sure they're...

Right now, no. I'm leaving in a couple of weeks, so I'm afraid I'm not going to risk it. I don't have any support here and I can't risk an...

I tried that early on but thank you. It didn't work for me. Rebuilding the databases did though so all is ok now!

Have you got a paid-for version to install, or a licence key?

Right, all done, I hope. I have aged about a million years.

Yep, done that! But some coincidental error with storage meant that the C:\ bloated and the uninstall failed several times. I think it's working now. Just got to restore the...

Right, I realised it should be

which worked.

However, it now won't let me restore the backup because it was taken on the version of SQL Server...

Thanks for replying. It wouldn't actually even let me connect through the DAC. I forgot to mention.

What I have managed to do is rebuild the master database: http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/537811/Rebuilding-Master-Database-in-SQL-Server

Now...