Article ID: 267588 - Last Review: March 1, 2007 - Revision: 3.4

"Cannot Generate SSPI Context" Error Message Is Displayed When You Connect to SQL Server 2000

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SYMPTOMS

When you connect to a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 that is also running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Windows Integrated authentication (formerly called NTLM or Windows NT Challenge/Response), and then disconnect from the network, when you attempt to log on locally, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot Generate SSPI Context.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, you must obtain and install Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 2000.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/ ) Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

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