> Visual Studio.net 2003 will not reconize my local server or MSDE database,
> when i try and connect flag indicates "DB does not exist", however it's
> running and I can access from Enterprise Manager and Query Analayser, any
> ideas about a solution? TKS for the help,
> BB3
Have you tried right-clicking on the "Servers" icon in the Server Explorer
treeview, then selecting the option to Add Server? Haven't had occasion to
do this myself, but it might work to locate your working SQL Server
instance.

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