ODBC Connection to SQL Server 2005sp2 Installed on VISTA.

Hi people i am getting a problem when im creating a dsn to sonnect the SQL server as the database for my content server.....................i tried all the tricks given by you people but its still not workin it is showins a message that .............

Connection failed.

SQL State'01000'

[Microsoft][ ODBC SQL Server Driver][Named Pipes]Connection Open

(Connect()).

Connection Failed:

SQL State:'08001'

SQL Server Error:17

[Microsoft ][ODBC SQL Server Driver ][Named Pipes]SQL Server doe not exists or access denied............................

Please any body can help me out with this problem..............?

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Chetan

Hi Chetan,

This seems like a typical connectivity problem probably not related to Vista. Please follow the instructions for posting a connectivity question from the following links:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=362498&SiteID=1

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=975683&SiteID=1

HTH,

Jivko Dobrev - MSFT

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