Is the SSMS connect drop down list full of old server names? Delete the mru.dat file for SQL Server 2005 or 2008 to clear it and start fresh.
SQL SERVER – Create Database Error in Windows Vista
A reader on Vista got a create database error, Msg 262 CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database master. The fix is the same one from my earlier post.
SQL SERVER 2005 – FIX Error: 18456 : VISTA Windows Authentication
My Vista Windows Authentication login failed with Error 18456 after installing SQL Server 2005, while sa worked. Adding my login as administrator fixed it.
SQLAuthority News – Fix : Remote Desktop Copy Paste Stop Working
My Remote Desktop copy paste stopped working both ways while I worked on a remote SQL Server. Restarting did not help, but the fix at the end of the post did.