Hi,
I have installed SQL Server Express 2008 R2 on my Laptop. Earlier I had SQL Server Express installed on there (and working fine, no issues). But that did not had SSIS and SSRS. So to get SSIS and SSRS, I installed SQL Server Express 2008 R2. I can see a service named, "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)" in services, which I started.
When tried to login via SSMS (SQL Server authentication, user - sa and my password), I got this error.
TITLE: Connect to Server ------------------------------ Cannot connect to SQLEXPRESS. ------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 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: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53) For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=53&LinkId=20476 ------------------------------ BUTTONS: OK ------------------------------
When tried to connect from sqlcmd (with sa login), came across this error
sqlcmd -S SQLEXPRESS -U sa -P mypassword HResult 0x35, Level 16, State 1 Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [53]. Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0 : A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server Books Online.. Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0 : Login timeout expired.
What can be the problem? Can it be just wrong password for sa login? or what?
Thanks in advance
