Question

I am trying to connect to SQL Server 2005 express edition from SQL Server Management.

From the server configuration manager, I found the SQL Server Service to be running and within bracket, it’s written(SQLEXPRESS). I understand SQLEXPRESS is the instance name, therefore I have to use following string for server name: \SQLEXPRESS.

I am using windows authentication. I am logged into an account that is non admin.

Can someone suggest me how I can establish the connection.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Try .\SQLEXPRESS..

From here:

By default, SQL Server Express
installs as an instance named
“SQLEXPRESS,” for example. You connect
to a named instance by specifying the
instance name with the server name in
the connection string. That is why you
normally specify “.\SQLEXPRESS” as the
server name when connecting to a local
SQL Server Express database. The dot
means the local server and \SQLEXPRESS
specifies the SQLEXPRESS named
instance.