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SharePoint Express Edition WSS_Content cannot be opened ?

Hi Folks,

I'm using SharePoint Server 2007 (WSS 3.0) and SQL Express Edition 2005.

Is there any reason as to why the WSS_Content database cannot be opened from the SQL Server management studio ?

When I right click on the WSS_Content DB name, I cannot see any properties and got the following error:

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
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Cannot show requested dialog.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Cannot show requested dialog. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.SqlMgmt)

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An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.ConnectionInfo)

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Database 'WSS_Content' cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space.  See the SQL Server errorlog for details. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 945)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.5000&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=945&LinkId=20476

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Albert Widjaja

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Well, so far the Sharepoint sites are working fine.

Albert Widjaja

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ok, my bad, somehow in the SQL Express edition SSMS, this WSS_Content DB is shown, but when browsing through to C:\windows\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data directory I cannot find the file (both .MDF and .LDF).

So I guess this database is in another SQL Server 2005 Std. box as can be seen from the SharePoint DB setting Central Administration > Application Management > Content Databases > Manage Content Database Settings it is pointing to somewhere else.