Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server

Hi. Im just starting to learn Microsoft Visual Basic .Net, I'm having problem connecting to Microsoft Sql Server for the sample database Northwind. I can see SQL Server Service Manager on my taskbar but not connected. Please help thanks.
Chris,[vbcol=seagreen]
Whats the error?
Dinesh
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"Chris" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E1B5EE1-9707-46D7-8142-B9264FD52ABC@.microsoft.com...
> Hi. Im just starting to learn Microsoft Visual Basic .Net, I'm having
problem connecting to Microsoft Sql Server for the sample database
Northwind. I can see SQL Server Service Manager on my taskbar but not
connected. Please help thanks.
|||...this is the error. Test Connection Failed because of an Error in initializing provider. [DBNETLIB][COnnection Open(Connect()] SQL Server does not exist or Access Denied. I hope you could help me!!!
|||Chris,
See if its due to any of the scenarios mentioned in the below article:
'Potential causes of the "SQL Server Does Not Exist or Access Denied" error
message'
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=328306
Dinesh
SQL Server MVP
--
SQL Server FAQ at
http://www.tkdinesh.com
"Chris" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F5AAE66-7434-4F9D-971B-B94733F9FF60@.microsoft.com...
> ...this is the error. Test Connection Failed because of an Error in
initializing provider. [DBNETLIB][COnnection Open(Connect()] SQL Server does
not exist or Access Denied. I hope you could help me!!!