Ok, I'm stuggling for many more ideas now but check out this site:
http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2005/10/22/483684.aspxI think Message 2 is the same as you have.
Did you name the SQL instance when you installed it or did you just allow the default.
Can you confirm the MSSQLServer service is running, check through Admin Tools - Services. What is the value in the path to executable, right click and properties of the service.
Regards,
Jon
>Here's the error I received when I did the line command:
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>[SQL Native Client]Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [2.]
>[SQL Native Client]Login timeout expired
>[SQL Native Client]An error has occurred 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 settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.
