connection to Pervasive database slow - vb.net

Question

This has been an on going issue at my place of work. Previously, we had a co-op programming student write us some applications using C# which ran well on his laptop, but once the applications were put to use on different computers, the connection to the pervasive database because painfully slow.
Now I am writing a simple VB.net application which need to query the Pervasive database, and I'm running into the same issue.
here's my code:
'PSQL variables
Dim myPsqlConnection As PsqlConnection = New PsqlConnection("ServerName=FILESERVER;ServerDSN=SAGE2")
Dim queryString As String
queryString = "SELECT NAME FROM CUSTOMER"
Dim MyCommand As New PsqlCommand(queryString, myPsqlConnection)
Dim MyReader As PsqlDataReader
Dim tempCustname As String
Try 'open conncetion to Pervasive DB
myPsqlConnection.Open()
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("COULD NOT OPEN A CONNECTION TO THE DATABASE" & vbCrLf & ex.Message)
Exit Sub
End Try
Try 'execute Pervasive query
MyReader = MyCommand.ExecuteReader
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("QUERY ERROR" & vbCrLf & ex.Message)
Exit Sub
End Try
If MyReader.HasRows = False Then
MsgBox("NO RESULTS FOUND")
Exit Sub
End If
While (MyReader.Read)
tempCustname = MyReader("NAME").ToString()
Customers.Items.Add(tempCustname)
End While
MyReader.Close()
myPsqlConnection.Close()
I stepped through the program and it take about 30 seconds to get past the line where it opens the connection.
As for the specs (I'll do my best):
My computer is quite powerful (16 gb or ram, 6 core AMD processor at 3.0 Ghz per core, windows 7 home 64 bit)
Pervasive.Data.SqlClient Version 3.2
Compiling with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Express
There are very few computers on this network (about 7), and I have no such trouble with MS Access databases. Our server is new 2 years ago, and out network has been upgraded to a GB connection. I should note I know very little about databases in general, let alone connecting with VB. I'm not really the best person to be doing this, but I'm still the most qualified person in our small company.

Answer 1

I've got it working now. The solution was to first install the database in the pervasive control center. First by selecting "new database" from the main window of the PCC and filling in the database name, location, username and password.
Next I changed the connection from pervasive ADO to OLEDB. My connection string now looks like this:
Dim myPsqlConnection As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection("Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;Data Source=DatabaseName;Location=FILESERVER")
Thanks to all everyone for your help!