Why does SQL Server 2005 Dynamic Management View report a missing index when it is not?

Question

I\'m using SQL Server 2005 and the the Dynamic Management View sys.dm_db_missing_index_details. It continues to tell me that Table1 really needs an index on Col

Answer 1

Though this is quite an old post, I found a useful article on this here http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/fine-tuning-your-database-design-in-sql-2005/ which references a good Microsoft article on the limitations of DMVs http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345485.aspx