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>I finally have time to take another look at this. I have a large log file (over 12 Gig). I have done transaction backups, but the log is still large. I have gone into 'shrink database', and chosen to shrink the log file, but it does not make much, if any difference.
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>How do I get the transaction log to empty itself and get down to a manageable size (and keep it there)?

Check INF: Shrinking the Transaction Log in SQL Server 2000 with DBCC SHRINKFILE mskb #272318