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BendJoe
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2008-02-06 : 15:33:58
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| Hi,I need help with connecting to my sql server 2005. I just reinstalled my sql server 2005.But I can't connect to the server. I have database engine selected as server type. I dont know what is the server name. I thought it was my computername\sqlexpress. I am using windows authentication .But it is failing, Please advice. |
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tprupsis
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2008-02-06 : 18:07:17
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| Did you select Default Instance when you loaded SQL Express? Or did you name your instance? If you're not sure, you can check in your Services for SQL Server and see what is the value in parentheses. Mine says SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS). So when I login, I use localhost\sqlexpress as the server name. What error are you getting? |
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rmiao
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-02-06 : 23:05:58
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| Ensure sql service is running. |
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