SQL DATA ADDING SHOWS TIMEDOUT EXPIRED

WHEN I ADD SQL DATA BASE FROM ADD NEW ITEM

AN ERROR COMES :- TIMEDOUT EXPIRED.TIMED OUT PERIOD ELAPSES PRIOR TO COMPLITION OF OPERATION OR THE SERVER IS NOT RESPONDING

PLEASE HELP ME TO CONNECT TO SQL SERVER 2005 FROM MY VB EXPRESS

[251 byte] By [SUMEET_1876] at [2007-12-23]