Navaneethn and Micheal thanks for your replies, I am running the application by pressing the run button in VS.NET, I am working in Debug mode and not in release, one point worth mentioning here is that whenever I create some new asp.net project and run it for the first time I get the following errors due to some unknown reasons: "Error while trying to run project:Unable to start debugging on the web server.The COM+ registry database detected a system error.Would you like to disable futureattempts to debug ASP.NET pages of this project". If select yes than it proceeds running the page but disables the debugging and if I slect no than it does not not proceeds.Also please note here that when I run some windows application in C# and inserts the breakpoint than it runs normally witout any error which means that there are no problems in VS.NET, can you people please tell that what does the above message means and what is the solution.

I am facing strange problems while working in VS.NET, when I try to debug the program by putting a break point on a event method of the button click and than run the ASP.NET application and click that paticular button than instead of running in the debug mode it proceeds normally without giving me chance to press F10 and proceed,it behaves that as if no break point has been inserted.

Thanks Michael, but I am working in SQL Server authentication mode and I want to continue working in SQL Server authentication mode than whats the solution.

Respected Members, I have a question, when out aspx page is trying to access the SQL Server 2000 database than before this do we have to craete a user with the name of ASPNET in SQL Server 2000, or without creating this paticular user(its the default user of ASP.NET account) our aspx pages can also access the SQL Server 2000,I have already SQL Server 2000 running in "SQL Server Authentication Mode" so while crating the user do I have to create it in "Windows Authentication" or "SQL Server Authentication", can you provide some link where I could find complete steps for craeting the ASPNET user.

I am having very very strange problems woth VS.NET, I am opening toolbox option having all the web form components but the pin for enabling or disabling auto hide properties just not seem to appear opposit to "x"(cross sign),I want to enable the auto hide property of my toolbox but without the pin sign it is not possible, any one has some idea how it can be achived.

My aspx page is trying to connect to a remote server with SQL Server 2000 installed on it, the ip of the server is 172.16.3.111 and the same is the instance of SQL Server, sql server is running in SQL Server Authentication mode, user id is "test" and password is "test123", name of database is myDB,the connection string which I am providing is as follows: data source=172.16.3.111\172.16.3.111;user id=test;password=test123;initial catalog=myDB;" But I am getting the following exception: SQL Server does not exist or access denied. even if I try the following connection string: "data source=172.16.3.111;user id=test;password=test123;initial catalog=myDB;" than also I get the same exception Can u please tell whats the problem,is the connection string correct,the DBA has also registered me "test" as a user on the SQL server.One thing which I want to mention is that through enterprise manager I can connect and use sql server without any problems,also please note that in VS.NET when I try connecting using server explorer and test the connection than I connect successfully, than why is problem occuring in connecting throug aspx page.

as per your instructions I provided one ip address but still I am getting the same exception.

My aspx page is trying to connect to a remote server with SQL Server 2000 installed on it, the ip of the server is 172.16.3.111 and the same is the instance of SQL Server, sql server is running in SQL Server Authentication mode, user id is "test" and password is "test123", name of database is myDB,the connection string which I am providing is as follows: data source=172.16.3.111\172.16.3.111;user id=test;password=test123;initial catalog=myDB;" But I am getting the following exception: SQL Server does not exist or access denied. Can u please tell whats the problem,is the connection string correct,the DBA has also registered me "test" as a user on the SQL server.One thing which I want to mention is that through enterprise manager I can connect and use sql server without any problems,also please note that in VS.NET when I try connecting using server explorer and test the connection than I connect successfully, than why is problem occuring in connecting throug aspx page. Thanking You.