Shaun:

OK.... After much reading, it seems people are moving to Entity Framework.

Where can I get a good tutorial on EF using C#, VS2010, and a compatible database sample ( if...

My problems is connection with SQL Server 2008 Express in Win 7.

I have installed several versions of SQL instances ( SQL Server Express (x86) 2008, (x86) 2012, and 64-bits 2012...