Hi Daniel,
I understand that you would like to know if there is a lighter tool for
distribution so that your users can change their passwords when expired.
You also would like to know how you can write a connection tester
application in C# if the tool is not existed.
If I have misunderstood, please let me know.

SQL Server 2005 does not provide such a lighter tool for distribution;
however I think that you can implement it by yourself.

The error code for password expiration is 18487 or 18488. You can catch the
SqlException of SqlConnection.Open method and if the exception Number
property value equals either of the error codes, you can pop up a dialog
for your user so that he can change the password. To change the password,
you can use SqlConnection.ChangePassword method.

You may refer to:
SqlConnection.Open Method
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlconnection
.open.aspx

Hope this helps. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel
free to let me know.

Best regards,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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Hi Daniel,
I am interested in this issue. Would you mind letting me know the result of
the suggestions? If you need further assistance, feel free to let me know.

Have a nice day!

Best regards,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support

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