[dba-SQLServer] Problems finding SQL Server

Is the SQL Server Service running in Windows?  Open the SQL Server
Configuration Manager and check the 'SQL Server Services' screen.

Doug

On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lately I've been rebuilding my main box. It's running Windows 7 Ultimate
> 64-bit, and SQL 2008 Enterprise 64-bit.The SQL installation seemed to go
> perfectly, but when I try to run Management Studio I am unable to connect. I
> get a message saying "a network 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 remove connections. (provider:Named Pipes Provider,
> error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server, error: 2).
>
> This I can however open
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