MSDE names instance as Replication publisher?

I'm trying to setup a named instance of MSDE on my local machine, as a
Replication Publisher and I always get an error. My named instance is called
"MSDE"
Error 18483: Could not connect to server 'mymachine\msde' because
'distributor_admin' is not defined as a remote login at the server.
The only remote thing I can find on the MS support site is:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q324992
but that really didn't help, since it was talking about IP addresses and not
named instances of MSDE.
Can anyone help me get this resolved?
FYI... i also found this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;818334
which talks about server names... when I look at the @.@.ServerName variable,
it returns my hostname and instance name: CORPDALL140451\MSDE
is that the problem? I already have a SQL Server instance with no name
running on my machine, but I must have this MSDE instance be the replication
publisher.
"Derick Bailey" <DerickBailey@.srcp.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to setup a named instance of MSDE on my local machine, as a
> Replication Publisher and I always get an error. My named instance is
> called "MSDE"
> Error 18483: Could not connect to server 'mymachine\msde' because
> 'distributor_admin' is not defined as a remote login at the server.
> The only remote thing I can find on the MS support site is:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q324992
> but that really didn't help, since it was talking about IP addresses and
> not named instances of MSDE.
> Can anyone help me get this resolved?
>