SQL Server 2000 Client won't connect

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Published on 2010-02-16T10:58:18Z Indexed on 2010/03/15 9:00 UTC
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One day instead of connecting to the database my SQL Server Management gave me the following error: "Data Source name not found & no default driver found"

Note it had been working for several years before this, all that had changed was an upgrade to Office (97 ->2000) and the monthly Windows patches.

I tried rebooting, re-installing both the SQL Server 2000 and 2005 clients on the machine but no joy. I can access the database(s) from other machines.

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