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12/26/2007 7:35 PM
 

Help! I'm stuck in the configuration wizard testing the database connection. Installing DNN 4.7 on Windows Server 2003, IIS 6, SQL Server Express 2005. I'm getting Error 26, Error locating Server/Instance Specified. I have already tried enabling remote connections over TCP/IP with the Surface Area Manager, and stopped/started the SQLExpress service.

I find the prompt on the Configuration Wizard page misleading -- it says "Enter the Name or IP Address of the computer where the Database is located." If I enter the IP address, I get an unhandled exception (Invalid value for key 'attachdbfilename'.) If I enter the computer name, I get the following connection error: "A user instance was requested in the connection string but the server specified does not support this option." If I enter ".\SQLExpress," I get the Error 26.

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