Now, the instance is called SQLExpress2005, btu as far as a name for the SQL Server, I cannto see it and thus I cannot either proceed with the setup of ODBC on this PC. Man, this has got to get better than this. I have done this before several times and have not had these problems, but this just isn't working.

>I've never actually installed Express, so I can't say for sure, but I think it's not called "local", but something else. What that is, I have no idea.