Sorry, again I meant to ask, does this mean SQL 2005 is not integrated into active directory properly?

The format you mention results in it not recognising the group name (which was copied and pasted). The search button shows username and password blank with no options in the...

Sorry, meant to mention that I tried adding the active directory group that I'd created with DB Admins in but the login appears to want a windows account and says...

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm having problems entering the login name, it asks for the name and password of an account with permissions to the database (me or the...