I always found that:

   conn.commandtimeout = 0  

 works  a lot better than

   conn.connectiontimeout = 0

I think there is a bug in Visual Basic concerning this.

Oh boy, the registry.  I've done my share of tweaking the registry during my programming days.

I love this stuff!

I sent this poster my information...haven't heard from him.

I'm in the Jacksonville area.