Cannot connect to (local)

SQL Server 2005 SP1 on my home PC has stopped responding to (local). I
can now only connect from my applications by using the machine's name,
even though SQL Management Studio is using (local). There's no network
or anything, just a standalone PC running XP. I can't put my finger on
anything I've installed or fiddled with that coincides with this change
of behaviour. Anyone got any ideas, please?David
Have you looked at ERROR.LOG file? Any entries?
What is the error you are getting?
"David Wimbush" <david_wimbush@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> SQL Server 2005 SP1 on my home PC has stopped responding to (local). I
> can now only connect from my applications by using the machine's name,
> even though SQL Management Studio is using (local). There's no network
> or anything, just a standalone PC running XP. I can't put my finger on
> anything I've installed or fiddled with that coincides with this change
> of behaviour. Anyone got any ideas, please?
>|||Good point, Uri, I missed that part. It just times out trying to
establish the connection.