cant connect xp pro sp2 to database on ntserver 4

We have a program using sqlserver7, bde 5.01, msde, which works fine on the
98se machines we have connecting to ntserver4, however we got a new xp pro
machine with sp2, I have mapped the exe to the network and it goes to a logi
n
screen, where it then fails to connect to the database with a generic cannot
connect to database error. I have turned the firewall in xp off to see if
that helps, I have also included the exe and the instance of sql server on
the list of exceptions
in the firewall
any ideas what I'm missing?managed to fix the problem ourselves, looked in the registry settings for
borland, turns out the config file was looking at the server but the dll was
looking locally, so we repointed the dll to the server borland folder and he
y
presto program connects and works fine
another side point, I was able to export the borland registry key from a
98se machine into the xp pro machine to enable quick setup of borland on xp
"seatzie" wrote:

> We have a program using sqlserver7, bde 5.01, msde, which works fine on th
e
> 98se machines we have connecting to ntserver4, however we got a new xp pro
> machine with sp2, I have mapped the exe to the network and it goes to a lo
gin
> screen, where it then fails to connect to the database with a generic cann
ot
> connect to database error. I have turned the firewall in xp off to see if
> that helps, I have also included the exe and the instance of sql server on
> the list of exceptions
> in the firewall
> any ideas what I'm missing?