Sebastion,   I would normally agree and maybe there was something else.  But, I was receiving the 'database not found' and 'database server not found' errors until I made the change in name.  Previously, I've always tacked on the 'db' on the end of my database names  because that's what I saw others doing so I followed along.  I'll be doing another install later so I may try it again to see what happens. I'm not an IT professional or programmer.  Just an engineer who can be dangerous around computers ;-) 

Wow, this version is so much different from the older version I was working with.  I suppose it's all there but getting to know where to look for it may take some time.  This is my wife's site I'm working on so there's additional pressure to get it up and running.  It will get more fun to play  with once I get it sorted out.  Thanks