>>Do you have the XP Firewall enabled?
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>That's a good guess, but no I don't have that running. Here are some more clues...
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>SQL 2000 is installed as a named instance on a machine that also has a SQL 7 installation. I did that so I could continue to support SQL 7 databases/apps while also creating new SQL 2000 apps. And oddly enough, I can connect to the SQL 7 installation on this machine without issue.
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>I may end up taking one of these installations off this machine, as there appear to be other problems with this dual installation that render the benefits I had anticipated almost useless. I'd hate to take 2000 off, but supporting the older stuff may have to take priority at this point.
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>Thanks for the reply. Any further ideas from you or anyone else would be appreciated.
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>Del

Are you having problems making both SQL7 and SQL2K work together on the same box? You have to install SQL2K using "named pipes", not the default IP configuration. I can access both servers (on the same W2K server box) from my workstations just fine using this methodology, it just requires different connection objects for each.