c# 2008 SQL Server Express Connection String

Question

I have a 2008 SQL Server Express installed on one of my machines and I\'m attempting to establish a remote connection... when I use the MS SQL Server Management Studio I can

Answer 1

Ok - I am guessing you have tried all of these http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/archive/2005/05/05/415084.aspx

Have you tried sqlping on MACHINENAME\SQLEXPRESS

Can you ping MACHINENAME

Finally, I am pretty sure you only need 1 slash i.e. MACHINENAME\SQLEXPRESS