Darragh, Are you offering? If so grab me offline at barry@barry-toner.co.ukk with your tel and I'll call you. Cheers! Barry. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Darragh OHeiligh Sent: 21 November 2012 15:41 To: Blind sysadmins list Cc: Blind-sysadmins Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Can't connect to new installation of SQLExpress Might be worth getting someone to connect in using Jaws tandem? Just to check the config and / or reinstall. Regards Darragh Ó Héiligh Fujitsu Offices of the Houses of the Oireachtas, Fredrick Building, South Fredrick Street, Dublin2 Telephone: +353 (1) 618 3559 Email: darragh.oheiligh@oireachtas.ie Internet: http://www.oireachtas.ie From: "Barry Toner" <Barry.Toner@clanmil.org.uk> To: <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>, Date: 21/11/2012 15:32 Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Can't connect to new installation of SQL Express Sent by: "Blind-sysadmins" <blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Hi folks, I'm back at this old chestnut. I've just installed SQL Express, but can't connect to the server. The Server is installed locally on my Win 7 box. When I launch SQL Management and am prompted for a server to connect to, I type ".\SQLEXPRESS" and get, "A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server)" I need to connect to the server so I can change or enter a new password. Any thoughts? 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 Oireachtas email policy and disclaimer. http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/about/oireachtasemailpolicyanddisclaimer... Beartas ríomhphoist an Oireachtais agus séanadh. http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/ga/eolas/beartasriomhphoistanoireachtais... _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins