A. Enable Xp_Cmdshell from Management Studio.
For enabling Xp_CmdShell from Management Studio you need to execute following code.

— To allow advanced options to be changed.
EXEC sp_configure ‘show advanced options’, 1
GO
— To update the currently configured value for advanced options.
RECONFIGURE
GO
— To enable the feature.
EXEC sp_configure ‘xp_cmdshell’, 1
GO
— To update the currently configured value for this feature.
RECONFIGURE
GO

B. Enable the Xp_CmdShell from “Surface Area Configuration Manager.”

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2005, point to Configuration Tools, and then click SQL Server Surface Area Configuration.
2. On the SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration page, click Surface Area Configuration for Features.
3. Click on xp_cmdshell and tick on checkbox of “Enable the xp_cmdshell”.

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