Enable xp_cmdshell In SQL Server 2005 With The Surface Configuration Tool Or With A Script

This question popped up in a newsgroup today. How do I enable xp_cmdshell in SQL Server 2005? Well you can do it two ways; one is with a script and the other with the Surface Configuration Tool
Let's start with the Surface Configuration Tool

Surface Configuration Tool
You have to navigate to the tool from the start button, the path is below
Programs-->Microsoft SQL server 2005-->Configuration Tools-->Surface Configuration Tool

Then select Surface Area Configuration for Features (bottom one)
Expand Database Engine go all the way down to xp_cmdshell and click enable xp_cmdshell and hit apply


SQL Script
To do it with a script use the one below

EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE
GO

EXECUTE sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', '1'
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE
GO

EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 0
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE
GO