A few weeks ago I removed replication from our main database (sql server 2000) -- which is no longer under replication -- using
sp_removedbreplication 'Subscriber'
(without running preliminary SPs -- and Subscriber is the name that was given to our main DB -- before I came onboard) because I needed to detach this db to eliminate a bloated ldf file. But then I noticed a big red x on the replication monitor (as is illustrated in the following pics. I ran dbcc checkdb against the publisher DB and there were no errors. But there WERE some errors on the Distribution DB. I ran CheckDB with repair.... And that fixed the errors in the Distribution DB. But I still have the red x (red circle with a white x actually). Do I need to restart any services? What SPs do I need to run? I tried running these SPs (from SSMS sql server 2008 R2 tools) -- but still the red x and also an error message in SSMS (see pics below)
sp_dropsubscription
sp_droppullsubscription
sp_dropmergepullsubscription
How to fix this problem?
Thanks
Any help appreciated to fix all this.
Many Thanks
Rich P