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ravibput
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Posted - 2008-10-18 : 14:47:58
i have installed the software for sql server 2005 and when i start the sql server management studio it asks me to connect to an existing server that is a database engine . Can anyone help me get this done. I am in urgent need of sql to be working on my computer so that i can test a project.Please give me the steps for acreating a local server on my computer.

visakh16
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Posted - 2008-10-19 : 03:00:02
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143219(SQL.90).aspx
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sodeep
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7174 Posts

Posted - 2008-10-19 : 12:31:49
Connect to database Engine and put your servername.
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webfred
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Posted - 2008-10-19 : 13:02:41
If you have installed ONLY client tools (like management studio) there is no chance. In this case you have to install SQL Server.
If you have installed already SQL Server then you can connect to local server - normally the SQL Server Instance is named like your Computer is named. In the connection dialog you can browse for reachable local and/or network servers.

Webfred

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