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Unable to open the physical file Operating system error 5: "5(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105)". (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5

Try to attach a database with Management Studio when using Windows 7 and SQLServer 2008 developer edition and one might get an error message similar to the title of the article.

Whether this is a bug or not is beyond my knowledge but the solution/workaround is to connect as SA and not as windows authentication.

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2 Responses to “Unable to open the physical file Operating system error 5: "5(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105)". (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5”

  1. Henrik Mathiesen says:
    2011-09-15 at 20:48

    Thanks for this… have spent hours on technet finding nothing….

    Reply
  2. David says:
    2012-09-28 at 11:57

    Fantastic! Just needed to restart the sql service then connect using sa. Thank you.

    Reply

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