之前因爲從VFP數據庫中把數據導入到SQL SERVER2000中，用DTS做了發佈與複製數據庫'distribution' ，現在要把它刪除，當在企業管理器中執行刪除時，提示下面的錯誤：
Error 3724: cannot drop the database 'distribution' because it is being used for replication.
解決方法：
一、首先要備份 master 數據庫，在查詢分析器選擇 master 數據庫下操作：
sp_configure 'allow updates',1
reconfigure with override
go
update master..sysdatabases set category = 0 where name='distribution'
delete the distribution database
執行了上面的命令，就可以在企業管理器中刪除'distribution'數據庫了。
二、方法討論：
1、如果你只執行這條命令：update master..sysdatabases set category = 0 where name='distribution'
會出現錯誤：Ad hoc updates to system catalogs are not enabled. The system administrator
must reconfigure SQL Server to allow this.
所以你在必須先執行：
sp_configure 'allow updates',1
reconfigure with override
go
這條命令允許更新，上面的錯誤才能解決。
2、也可以移除，自己翻譯一下 ^_^： Make sure that you did not enable this database for replication by using the sp_helpreplicationdboption system stored procedure. Do not enable the database for replication. If it is enabled for replication, run the sp_removedbreplication stored procedure to disable replication.
IMPORTANT: Running sp_removedbreplication on a database removes all replication objects from the database. Therefore, all publications and subscriptions in the database are removed. Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can run the sp_removedbreplication stored procedure. For more information about the sp_removedbreplication stored procedure, see the "sp_removedbreplication, Transact-SQL Reference" topic in SQL Server Books Online.
To run the sp_removedbreplication stored procedure, use the following code in which you replace dbname with the name of your database:
執行命令： sp_removedbreplication 'distribution'
參考英文資料：
