Unable to connect to the database STS_Config

[stephen]

My SBS SERVER 2003 pplication error log contains this message

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 20/12/2008
Time: 6:18:21 AM
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER-ALEX
Description:
#50070: Unable to connect to the database STS_Config on SERVER-XXXX\SharePoint. Check the database connection information and make sure that the database server is running.

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