Error when restoring master database

Dear all,
I'm working on MS SQL 2000.
I stopped the SQL Server and the SQL Agent services.
and from the prompt:
sqlservr.exe -s MyInstanceName -c -m
then from QA, I've entered my MyInstanceName, user: sa and pwd.
and wrote there:
RESTORE DATABASE master FROM DISK = 'c:\master.bak'
I'm getting an error:
RESTORE DATABASE must be used in single user mode when trying to restore the
master database.
what am I missing?
Thanks in advance
jouj
I've discovered why. :$
I wasn't using the sqlservr.exe from MSSQl$MyInstanceName\Binn.
My problem now is the server version. I think I should install a Service
Pack for that the versions match.
Thanks.
"jouj" wrote:

> Dear all,
> I'm working on MS SQL 2000.
> I stopped the SQL Server and the SQL Agent services.
> and from the prompt:
> sqlservr.exe -s MyInstanceName -c -m
> then from QA, I've entered my MyInstanceName, user: sa and pwd.
> and wrote there:
> RESTORE DATABASE master FROM DISK = 'c:\master.bak'
> I'm getting an error:
> RESTORE DATABASE must be used in single user mode when trying to restore the
> master database.
> what am I missing?
> Thanks in advance
> jouj
|||sqlservr.exe -c - m -s {instancename}
"jouj" <jouj@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
> I'm working on MS SQL 2000.
> I stopped the SQL Server and the SQL Agent services.
> and from the prompt:
> sqlservr.exe -s MyInstanceName -c -m
> then from QA, I've entered my MyInstanceName, user: sa and pwd.
> and wrote there:
> RESTORE DATABASE master FROM DISK = 'c:\master.bak'
> I'm getting an error:
> RESTORE DATABASE must be used in single user mode when trying to restore
> the
> master database.
> what am I missing?
> Thanks in advance
> jouj
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