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                                         acyb 
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                                             Posted - 2014-09-22 : 23:08:56
                                            
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                                            | i have SQL 2012 installed in Windows 2012 R2 Essentials, problem is i can't connect to sql, the error says something like these..."error: 26 - Error locating server/instance specified"How to resolve this? | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     gbritton 
                                    Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker 
                                     
                                    
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                                            Posted - 2014-09-23 : 14:32:32
                                          
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                                          | double check your connection string.  Post what you are trying to use.  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     Peter99 
                                    Constraint Violating Yak Guru 
                                     
                                    
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                                            Posted - 2014-09-26 : 13:48:51
                                          
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                                          | write port number in connection string. servernae\instancename,portnumber  | 
                                         
                                        
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