name of instance

I just setup a new database machine... in my home environment
and want to test replication and subscribion
I am using windows 2003 server and sql 2000 server,
i have create a instance name while installion... but after around 15
days...
the instance name automatic changed to "local".. and then I can not create a
replication anymore because the sql server said that "local" can as a name
of distributor ...
any anyone tell me what i can/should do?
Many Thanks..
Thanks in advanced.
Hi
If the instance is called (local) this would imply a default instance and
not a named instance! You can refer to a default instance by the machine name.
John
"beachboy" wrote:

> I just setup a new database machine... in my home environment
> and want to test replication and subscribion
> I am using windows 2003 server and sql 2000 server,
> i have create a instance name while installion... but after around 15
> days...
> the instance name automatic changed to "local".. and then I can not create a
> replication anymore because the sql server said that "local" can as a name
> of distributor ...
> any anyone tell me what i can/should do?
> Many Thanks..
> Thanks in advanced.
>
>