solution: 'SQLServer does not exist or access denied'

[dmeikle]

i was receiving the error 'SQLServer does not exist or access denied' immediately after a hotfix auto update.

here's a possible solution that worked for me after 2 days of searching:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9552d43b-04eb-4af9-9e24-6cde4d933600&displaylang=en