[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect0)….

IAM TRYING TO INSTAL A THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE IN A LAPTOP RUNNING WINDOWS XP,BUT WHEN I TRY TO LAUNCH THE SOFTWARE, I GET THE FOLLOWING ERROR; ” [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect0).]SQL SERVER DOES NOT EXIST OR ACCESS DENIED.–MICROSOFT OLE DB PROVIDER FOR SQL SERVER
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BEFORE I GET THIS, A DOS WINDOW WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE APPEARS;
“THE SERVICE NAME IS INVALID” NET HELPMSG 2185.
WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS?
i HAVE TRIED INSTALLING THE SAME SOFTWARE IN OTHER PCS/LAPTOPS, AND WORKS FINE.
ANY HELP?