Can I Use MDSE Instead Of SQL 2000 ???

Hey guru's out there I'm attempting to run a test box with mdse instead of sql 2000 with the commerce kit..i get the following error message...when attempting to access iis: The service is installed and running on xp...





HELP





Server Error in '/CommerceVBSDK' Application.





SQL Server does not exist or access denied.


Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.





Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: SQL Server does not exist or access denied.





Source Error:








Line 28: Dim products As ASPNET.StarterKit.Commerce.ProductsDB = New ASPNET.StarterKit.Commerce.ProductsDB()


Line 29:


Line 30: MyList.DataSource = products.GetProductCategories()


Line 31: MyList.DataBind()


Line 32:





Source File: C:Program FilesASP.NET Starter KitsASP.NET Commerce (VBSDK)CommerceVBSDK\_Menu.ascx Line: 30





Stack Trace:








[SqlException: SQL Server does not exist or access denied.]


System.Data.SqlClient.ConnectionPool.GetConnection(Boolean& isInTransaction) +474


System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionPoolManager.GetPooledConnection(SqlConnectionString options, Boolean& isInTransaction) +372


System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open() +384


ASPNET.StarterKit.Commerce.ProductsDB.GetProductCategories()


ASP._Menu_ascx.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:Program FilesASP.NET Starter KitsASP.NET Commerce (VBSDK)CommerceVBSDK\_Menu.ascx:30


System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67


System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35


System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98


System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98


System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +731