need help with connecting to sql local server northwind

[asafok]

hi ,
for some reason every time i try connecting to my northwind sql server from VS2005 i get an Error massage.
first it was the remote connection that didn't allow me to connect and after that i got a different error massage concerning some Error log file ,i think it was northwind_log.

to calculation , i need instruction on how to connect to northwind from VS2005 in the best and easy way.

[Plater]

Isn't northwind the name of the sample ACCESS database you get from office?

[asafok]

Isn't northwind the name of the sample ACCESS database you get from office?

it's the sample DB from MSDN,they have versions for SQL as well not just access.

[Plater]

So your SQL db version has been setup/installed correctly?
Your SQL server is configured to allow remote connections? named pipes? given login permisions? (login/usage permisions for users/computers too)

Have you gone through:
http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread635615.html