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		<title>What is the WinSPC Application Server?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/300/</link>
		<description>The WinSPC application server, introduced in WinSPC 8.3.0, is a server-side component to the WinSPC system.  It is a service that will speed up the rate at which WinSPC&#039;s analysis and reporting to ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:02:41 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>What are the recommended operating systems and database servers for WinSPC?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/27/</link>
		<description>The information below represents a list of recommended operating systems and database servers for WinSPC 9.0.  Other versions of WinSPC may have different recommended platforms and you will want t ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:23:33 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>What is the correct order to shut down and restart servers in my WinSPC environment?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/347/</link>
		<description>The following is the procedure recommended when any WinSPC component requires an OS reboot, assuming you are on the most recent version of WinSPC (9.0.10 is the most recent release as of today), a ...</description>
		<author>Daniel Jacobovitz</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to test SMTP communication through telnet</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/157/</link>
		<description>Sometimes, it is necessary to test SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) to verify that a particular client can access and send email.  This can be done by using the telnet application.  For more  ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 14:31:05 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I activate my WinSPC licenses?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/79/</link>
		<description>To activate your WinSPC licenses, you will need to do the following:
Run WinSPC on any computer and login as the admin user.
Select &quot;Tools&quot; &amp;gt; &quot;License Manager&quot; from the drop down menu at the  ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:04:06 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>What is the WinSPC Remote Directory, and where do I find it?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/97/</link>
		<description>What is the WinSPC Remote Directory?
     In most WinSPC installations, the WinSPC Remote Directory (sometimes called the Network Directory) is a shared folder on your network that is accessible t ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:30:56 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I install WinSPC?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/98/</link>
		<description>To install WinSPC, you should follow the instructions detailed in the &quot;Installation and Configuration Guide&quot; that comes with your WinSPC installation media (CD or download).  This guide will take  ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:28:49 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to move a WinSPC database from one SQL Server to another (manual migration process)</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/216/</link>
		<description>WinSPC has a built-in utility to migrate a WinSPC database from one database server to another.  The migration  utility will copy the data to the new database, enter a notation into  the old datab ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:19:53 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I move (or migrate) my WinSPC database to different server?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/180/</link>
		<description>WinSPC has a built-in utility to migrate a WinSPC database from one database server to another.  The migration utility will copy the data to the new database, enter a notation into the old databas ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 21:54:55 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How can I estimate the database storage requirements for WinSPC?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/139/</link>
		<description>To estimate the database storage requirements for your WinSPC database:
Multiply your average subgroup size by 51. (E.g. 5x51=255)
Multiply your average percentage of subgroups in violation by 6 ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:24:14 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I move the remote directory?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/336/</link>
		<description>The WinSPC remote directory is a network share that stores common files used by all of the WinSPC stations. If you need to move the location of the WinSPC remote directory, there are specific step ...</description>
		<author>Steve Sheehy</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:14:10 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to configure Windows Firewall for Microsoft SQL Server for WinSPC</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/159/</link>
		<description>This applies to all versions of Microsoft SQL Server, including the Express editions.To configure the Windows Firewall to allow SQL Server Express traffic:
Open TCP ports 1433 and 1434.
Open UDP ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:50:11 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I restore my backed-up WinSPC database if I&#039;m running Microsoft SQL Server Express?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/215/</link>
		<description>This procedure is not meant to supplant or supersede documentation or best practices from Microsoft. If you find a discrepancy between this procedure and documentation or best practices from Micro ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 14:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I backup my WinSPC database if I&#039;m running Microsoft SQL Server Express?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/20/</link>
		<description>This procedure is not meant to supplant or supersede documentation or best practices from Microsoft. If you find a discrepancy between this procedure and documentation or best practices from Micro ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 14:29:34 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I configure WinSPC to send external E-Mail?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/342/</link>
		<description>We would recomend SMTP configuration for best results when using WinSPC with external E-Mail for the following features:*E-Mail Triggers for Control Test rule violations in Data Collection mode *E ...</description>
		<author>Daniel Jacobovitz</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 22:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>What are the hardware requirements for WinSPC?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/140/</link>
		<description>WinSPC Database ServerWinSPC requires a back-end database to store configuration information and production data collected by WinSPC.Please refer to any hardware recommendations and minimums provi ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Running the WinSPCSecurity program</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/276/</link>
		<description>This article details how to run WinSPCSecurity to grant permissions to users or user groups for the local Windows workstation.  The WinSPCSecurity program will set the minimum permission required  ...</description>
		<author>Dale Mothorpe</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:24:21 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I manage the Microsoft SQL Server transaction log?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/210/</link>
		<description>If you are using Microsoft&#039;s SQL Server as the backend database for WinSPC, you may need to manage the database transaction log in order to keep it to a manageable size.  The transaction log is us ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>SQL Server 2005 fails to install with MSXML installation errors</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/129/</link>
		<description>SQL Server 2005 (both enterprise and express editions) may fail to install due to errors encountered during the installation of the MSXML component.  For more information regarding the causes and  ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:51:14 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Tech Note: Installing (or upgrading to) WinSPC 8.0 on a Windows 2000 client machine</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/154/</link>
		<description>If you are installing or upgrading to WinSPC 8.0 on a Windows 2000 client machine, it is recommended that you do the following: 

Download and install the latest Windows 2000 service pack and fi ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:31:56 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I create a 32-bit ODBC DSN on a 64-bit operating system?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/307/</link>
		<description>When using Custom Web Reporter (CWR), QualTrend, or WinSPC&#039;s ODBC device, you may need to create an ODBC DSN on a computer in order to tell the application how to connect to an external database.  ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:24:21 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Tech note: WinSPC compatibility with Microsoft SQL Server 2012</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/303/</link>
		<description>Microsoft SQL Server 2012 has recently been released by Microsoft (March/April 2012).  Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is not compatible with older versions of WinSPC.  Only WinSPC 8.0.0 or later will b ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:46:03 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I upgrade WinSPC?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/99/</link>
		<description>To upgrade your WinSPC system, you should refer to the &quot;Upgrade Instructions&quot; that comes with your WinSPC installation media (download or CD).  These instructions will take you step by step throug ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:42:02 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Where can I download Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 or 2008 for use with WinSPC?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/213/</link>
		<description>You can download the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server Express from Microsoft&#039;s Express website here:http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/You can also download the following specific SQL ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I install SQL Server Express 2005 or 2008 for use with WinSPC?</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/61/</link>
		<description>You can download a pdf that contains step by step instructions for installing SQL Server Express for use with WinSPC here:SQL Server Express 2005SQL Server Express 2008</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:43:57 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>To view the CWR help file, an additional Windows component is necessary for Windows Vista or Windows 7</title>
		<link>https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/146/</link>
		<description>If you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must download an additional component from Microsoft in order to view the CWR help file.  This component can be found from Microsoft&#039;s website he ...</description>
		<author>Keith Bates</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
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