title: Point to localhost\sqlexpress using only localhost
body: <p>Working on a common codebase, one developer is running SQL Server Express 2005 and the other 2 are running SQL Server 2005. Everything is working fine, but the connection strings differ. To maintain common configuration and build scripts we're looking to mask <strong>"localhost\sqlexpress"</strong> to just <strong>"localhost"</strong> like the other 2 developers.</p>
  
  <p>Can this be done? Or, maybe there's a better way for all 3 to run on the same connection string... The solution sought is for all 3 to be able to run on the same file versions in the code repository.</p>
  
  <p>I might not be 100% clear: basically I want this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Sample;Integrated Security=True
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to connect the exact same as this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Data Source=localhost\sqlexpress;Initial Catalog=Sample;Integrated Security=True
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If at all possible.</p>