Windows Vista Beta: How to dual-boot Windows XP and Windows Vista - Lifehacker

If you need to get out of Vista, and get back to XP, try this:

Windows Vista Beta: How to dual-boot Windows XP and Windows Vista - Lifehacker:

"type FIXBOOT followed by FIXMBR "

I was unable to modify the boot order and defaults from within XP. Vista uses a new system. So, if you wish to remove Vista, be very careful. Don't just blunder in from XP and remove the partition... The technique that I used was to boot off the XP CD and enter a recovery console. Then, after logging is as administrator, type FIXBOOT followed by FIXMBR and exit to reboot. It goes without saying that you should be sure that you have a backup before doing this. You do, don't you? This will get you back to your original XP boot process.

Massive deletes and updates in SQL Server are ALWAYS logged

SQL Server always writes to the log file for massive delete / update operations, even in simple mode.

http://www.realsqlguy.com/serendipity/index.php?url=archives/14-When-Is-A-Transaction-Log-Not-A-Transaction-Log.html&serendipity[csuccess]=moderate