Well, this is the same connection wizard used everywhere in the framework.  I am not sure why it did not return a server...I have never seen that nor has it ever been reported...until now   If it crops up again we will dig a little deeper.  Thanks.

Thanks. That fixed it! I'm not sure if this issue has been addressed but my initial post contains the connection string generated from: Business Object Mapper > Project Properties > Database Connection Wizard

Well, the localization message issue has already been addressed and will be in the update next week.  As for your connection string, you have not provided a server.  Try this:

server=LAPTOP;Integrated Security=SSPI;

I'm trying to work my way through the Winform tutorial and when configuring the customer business object I get this error "The specified key [ConnectionStringInvalid] was not found within the messaging database."

I've configured my project to use the following SQL connection string:

Data Source=LAPTOP;Initial Catalog=Tutorial_WinVB;Integrated Security=True;Persist Security Info=False;Asynchronous Processing=True