Hi,

I havn't yet found the answer but I've found a work-around to enable me to use DNN on my laptop using VWD 2005 SP1, SQL 2005 Developer's Edition SP2 and Windows Authentication connection.

Within web.config I commented out the connection strings for SQL Server Express and created the following connections strings for SQL Server 2005.

<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 -->

<add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Website;Integrated Security=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

and

<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 -->

<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Website;Integrated Security=True" />

I simply ran the DNN project using Ctrl F5 and selected the radio button labelled "Auto". The DNN portal project executed successfully on my laptop.

I hope this helps someone.

Kind Regards,

Kieran. www.informationFind.Net