Have you tried "(local)"
>When developing on my Win2K machine at work, I can use the "(localhost)" identifier in the SQL Server connection string in Web.config for connecting which works well and is handy for all local development.
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>However, this does not work on my Win XP Pro machine at home. It seems to require the actual machine name for connecting. Is this correct or is there a "localhost" designator that works on Win XP?
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>Thanks,
>Bill
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer