Application Event ID 17177

I periodically get the following information from the
application event log:
>This instance of SQL Server has been using a process id
>of 204 since 1/15/04 8:36:46 PM (local) 1/16/04 3:36:46
>AM (UTC).
Why is this generated? What is the significance of this
information?This is an informational message and can be ignored.
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Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"Gary Brunton" <gary_brunton@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I periodically get the following information from the
> application event log:
> >This instance of SQL Server has been using a process id
> >of 204 since 1/15/04 8:36:46 PM (local) 1/16/04 3:36:46
> >AM (UTC).
> Why is this generated? What is the significance of this
> information?
>|||We have a client who is getting the same error except it says a different process id. The problem is it is showing up at 12:00 every night when sql server is supposed to backup to the Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Backup folder. When I view the dat files in the directory they are from November, needless to say not current. When I am in the SQL enterprise manager under management- sql server agent-jobs, I can see the separate jobs and when I look at the properties they are scheduled for daily @. 12:00 am. Why am I not getting updated files in the backup folder? Ntbackup is running nightly with no errors and is backing up all sql database files along with this MSSQL\Backup folder but the files in it are not current. Ntbackup is backing up to 4mmtape. Any help guys would be greatly appreciated
Phil