DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied. Native Code17.

I installed SQL Server 2005 on a station which acts as a Server(Windows XP SP2) and I am getting the Following Error while trying to connect to SQL Server from the SAME Station:

DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied. Native Code17.

Source Microsoft OLEDB Provider for SQL Server.

I will be waiting for your reply.

Thank you for your support.

Do you have Remote connections enabled ? See the screencast on my site for more information about that.

Jens K. Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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Thank you for your support.

I have checked your website

But I still havent understood what do you mean by ScreenCast? Can you Elaborate.

What do you mean by Remote connections?

I need an urgent solution to this problem so your help is highly appreciated.

|||See the link below:

http://sqlserver2005.de/SQLServer2005/Screencasts/tabid/60/Default.aspx

Jens K. Suessmeyer

http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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After furthur testing, this error has remained, I am still getting this error on SQL Server 2005

I am also facing it with a PC having SQL Server 2000 ?

How can I solve it ?