i had a hard time deploying windows applications in vb.net, im using a SQL SERVER 2000 database. When i run the application the database is not working. I have installed the SQL SERVER database and the .NET Framework 3.0.. What will i do to solve the problem? thanks.. =p

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"an error has occured while establishing a connection tothe server. when connecting to sql server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default setings SQL server does not allow remote connections. (provider: named pipes provider, error:40 - could not open a connection to sql server)" that is the error message given to me!! im using vb.net 2005 and SQL SERVER 2000 as my database! what will i do to solve the problem??.. thanks!

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"an error has occured while establishing a connection to the server. when connecting to sql server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default setings SQL server does not allow remote connections. (provider: named pipes provider, error:40 - could not open a connection to sql server)" that is the error message given to me!! im using vb.net 2005 and SQL SERVER 2000 as my database! what will i do to solve the problem??.. thanks!

 This might help: http://blog.avanadeadvisor.com/blogs/binaryguy/archive/2006/09/24/212.aspx

 how did you reference your DB? Is this how you did it: "ServerName\InstanceName"?