wrote:

>I've got SQL Server 2005 installed on my PC, set to mixed-mode
>authentication. For months, I've been logging in to Management Studio
>using the "sa" account. Recently, something changed and I can no longer
>do that. I get the following error:
>
>"A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an
>error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory
>Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.)
>(Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 233)"
>
>In my application, I _can_ connect to the databases using the sa
>account.
>
>Ideas as to what the problem might be? TIA.