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Asked: 2026-05-19T10:21:06+00:00

I have installed VS2010 Ultimate on to my freshly installed Windows7 Machine. When I

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I have installed VS2010 Ultimate on to my freshly installed Windows7 Machine. When I tried to connect to the 2008! express database through the Server Explorer , i get an error message
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Then I installed SQL Server 2005 . Now when I try to connect to DB through SQL-Server Management Studio , I get the same error there also .
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During the installation process ( of VS 2010 ans SQL Server 2005 ) I never got the usual options that come during the installation of SQL Server like selecting the Authentication or Named/Default Instance etc.

Any Help ? Thanks in advance. Will uninstalling the reinstalling fix the issue ?

Will that cause any issue ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Open SQL Server Configuration Manager and make sure that the services are running.

    If the service is running, another thing to try would be to change the name from Anant-PC to localhost.

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