Connecting to SQL Server Express - What is my server name

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I was just given a laptop to perform some development from a client and I am currently in the process of setting it up   Visual Studio 2010 is installed as well as SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2   I m trying to open SQL Server Management Studio to connect to the database but so far am not having much luck   I m used typing in for a server name something like     localhost  local  SQLEXPRESS   None of these are working   So my question is  How can I tell what type of SQL Server installation and configuration I have on this machine  and how can I discover what server name I need to use in order to properly connect to it   --Addition--------------------------------------------  I looked into the services as directed and found a few instances as indicated   SQLEXPRESS and MSSQLSERVER   I have tried to login with both of those options in these configurations     SQLEXPRESS MSSQLSERVER computername SQLEXPRESS computername MSSQLSERVER   SQLEXPRESS   MSSQLSERVER   None of these worked   I also altered the  Log On As  property of the services from  Network Service  to  Local System  and tried them again   Still no success

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You should be able to see it in the Services panel   Look for a servicename like Sql Server  MSSQLSERVER    The name in the parentheses is your instance name

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This was provided after installation of Sql Express 2019  Server localhost SQLEXPRESS Database master Trusted Connection True    So just use  localhost SQLEXPRESS  in server name and windows authentication worked for me

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Similar to what StuartLC was saying  my problem was not resolved until I enabled TCP IP protocol under SQL Network Configuration  Protocols for MSSQLSERVER in the SQL Server Configuration Manager dialogue box   After enabling this and a restart  my SSMS connected right away with just the instance name  no   MSSQLSERVER

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by default -   you can also log in to sql express using server name as     SQLEXPRESS   or log in to sql server simply as

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All of the following services should be running for successful connectivity  SQL Full test filter Daemon  SQL server SQLEXPRESS   SQL Server Agent SQLEXPRESS   SQL Server Browser  SQL server reporting service and  SQL Server VSS Writer

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If sql server is installed on your machine  you should check  Programs -  Microsoft SQL Server 20XX -  Configuration Tools -  SQL Server Configuration Manager -  SQL Server Services You ll see  SQL Server  MSSQLSERVER    Programs -  Microsoft SQL Server 20XX -  Configuration Tools -  SQL Server Configuration Manager -  SQL Server Network Configuration -  Protocols for MSSQLSERVER -  TCP IP Make sure it s using port number 1433  If you want to see if the port is open and listening try this from your command prompt    telnet 127 0 0 1 1433  And yes  SQL Express installs use localhost SQLEXPRESS as the instance name by default

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Instead of giving     SQLEXPRESS   in the Server Name   I put this      SQLEXPRESS   which solved my problem

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Sometimes none of these would work for me  So I used to create a new web project in VS and select Authorization as  Individual User Accounts   I believe this work with some higher version of  NET Framework or something  But when you do this it will have your connection details  Mostly something like this   LocalDb  MSSQLLocalDB

[sql] Connecting to SQL Server Express - What is my server name?

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