Hi, When you launch SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you are prompted for a server to connect to. In this box, you wound type: Servername\sqlexpress Where servername is the computer you install SQL to. (since you mentioned it was SQL Express you installed) If you are on the same server, you could have easily typed in: .\sqlexpress (that is a period backslash then sqlexpress) To set the authentication mode to mixed mode (supporting both SQL Authentication and Windows Authentication), right click on the server name and select properties. On the left side of this property sheet there is a few choices. Chose Security and tab to a radio button for Mix mode authentication. Then, ok out of the dialog box. To set the SA password, back to the object view where you saw the computer name; this is a tree view. Expand the computer name, arrow down to security and expand it, then arrow down to login and expand it; then arrow down to SA and get properties on this account. You can set the password in this dialog. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Barry Toner Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 6:57 AM To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] SQL Server Hi folks, I've been tasked to setup a Helpdesk for our company. I'm going with nService, http://www.avensoft.com/ The DB uses SQL. Thing is I've no idea about SQL Servers. I've installed SQL Express by reading the nService RTM. OK, fine, it's installed, and according to the Management and Config it's running. The next few things I'm asked to do I'm confused about and can't find the options for this. Switch to SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode Enable the "sa" account and set a password Also I've no idea the name of the SQL Server to connect to it. Would this just be local or locahost? If it's any good I've IIS installed and running as well. Can someone please tell me how I do this so I can continue with the installation? Cheers, Barry. Barry Toner ICT Assistant ICT Department Clanmil Housing Northern Whig House 3 Waring Street Belfast BT1 2DX Tel: 02890 876000 Fax: 02890 876001 _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins