In case you're curious, I was able to fix my problem in Sql Server Configuration Manager. Somehow, TCP/IP protocol got disabled...

Ok, I was able to create a new user. Of course, as luck would have it, now I can't log on to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio at all :)....

Ok. Would that allow me to create a DSN as well? That is the main source of my problems because I'm not sure what to call the server in the...