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Hello. I get this error when connecting my sql/Express, Visual Web Developer to SQL Server 2005 . Can anyone help. THANKS! Server Error in '/' Application. Configuration Error Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately. Parser Error Message: Name cannot begin with the '<' character, hexadecimal value 0x3C. Line 13, position 65. Source Error: Code: Line 11: Line 12: <connectionStrings> Line 13: <add name="ConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source="<sql server="" name="">.discountasp.net;Initial Catalog=<DB_Name>;User ID=<db_user>;Password=<DB_password>" /> Line 14: </connectionStrings> Line 15: Source File: E:\web\filmdrifter\htdocs\web.config Line: 13