Shared Memory Provider: The parameter is incorrect
Note: this entry has moved.
You will get this error message if you try to connect to a SQL Server 2000 database from Whidbey (either an app or the Server Explorer in the IDE) using a dot or
(local) as the server name (i.e.
data source=. in connection string).
This works in previous versions of .NET. I have no idea why it doesn't work anymore. You have to replace it with
localhost.