how to delete distribution database

Hi Friends,
SQL 2000
I resotred a backup of distribution db as d21 and now when I am tryiong to
delete this db , it does not let me to do so, saying , database in
replication.
How can I delete the d21 database ?
The repplication is on and going now.
Thanks,
PatrickHi
Have you run sp_removedbreplication ?
John
"Patrick" wrote:

> Hi Friends,
> SQL 2000
> I resotred a backup of distribution db as d21 and now when I am tryiong to
> delete this db , it does not let me to do so, saying , database in
> replication.
> How can I delete the d21 database ?
> The repplication is on and going now.
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>
>|||Yes I did, and stil it doesn't let me to delete the d21 database.
"John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@.h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Have you run sp_removedbreplication ?
> John
> "Patrick" wrote:
>|||Hi
You may want to look at step 2 in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190797/EN-US/
John
"Patrick" wrote:

> Yes I did, and stil it doesn't let me to delete the d21 database.
>
> "John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@.h0tmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4B80A39F-2A2D-4C5D-B395-1F8925305BC5@.microsoft.com...
>
>