To all that offered help on this problem, just letting you know it has been resolved.  It was a corrupted backup file that resulted from the lack of disk space. ...

Dylan,

What you are suggestion concerning the deletion of the backup due to probable corruption is something I considered after researching everything I could find on this error initially.  I think...

Vambati,

Thanks for the quick reply.  In order of your recommendations/instructions, here is my situation.  I do not have 1 1/2 times the db size in free space.  The db is about...

OK.  Makes perfect sense.  Thanks for the 411.  I'll take this under advisement and look into scripting more of my tasks whenever possible.  LanMan

Lowell, I understand what you are trying to do, but being a bit new in the world of the DBA, I am uncertain what the advantage(s) is/are to using a...

I'm not aware of there being a freeware version of PKZip, but if there is, I don't think it will compress large files greater than 2 GB.  I would stress...

I have been using a product called WinRAR for about three or four years and it is perfect for large file compression.  It can be easily configured for the amount...

Andy, Thanks for your suggestions. I ended up having to wipe my hard drive a second time and install Windows and SS 7.0 before any other apps were loaded....

The quickest & easiest way to do this would be to use Crystal Reports. It has a built-in functionality that allows the user to select the "top ##" and/or...

Hey indy500... (you must be a race fan like myself). I just started working with SQL Server 7.0 about one year ago and for me, the fastest and best...