Have you ever created a Database project and after some time you are not able to load it in the Visual Studio? Probably you might be getting following error:
An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact [...]
While importing (drag/drop) your webpart to any SharePoint page, if you receive an error stating “Cannot import webpart” or “unable to add selected web part(s)”! here is the check list you should look for:
Make sure the webpart class is inherited either from Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.WebPart or System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart
The webpart class needs to be declared public.
Safe controls entry [...]
I was playing through SharePoint object model and somewhere (don’t remember right now!) got an exception stating “ServerContext not set to an instanceâ€.
My solution for this: Installed SSP (Shared Services Provider) and this problem is solved!
[ Edited:2008-03-24
I got this error while playing with stsadm.exe command
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