Hi,

I'm having problems connecting to a database. I have sql server 2005 express installed on my PC, and i am using the following to code to connect to it.

Dim nwindConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection("Data Source=localhost\SQLExpress;Initial Catalog=northwnd;" & _
"Integrated Security=SSPI")
nwindConn.Open()
nwindConn.Close()

Every time i run the code it comes back with the error message " A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) "

Regards,
Kareem