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abhipro
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 Posted - 2009-12-03 : 09:06:07
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| Hi,I have been using Sql Server 2008 since past couple of months and everything was working nicely. As I was working on some other projects, I didn't use it much since last 1 month.Now, when I started the management studio, it doesn't accept the credentials. I didn't kept any password and Authentication mode is set to Windows Authentication. The error is receive is :TITLE: Connect to Server------------------------------Cannot connect to SERVER.------------------------------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: 2)For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=2&LinkId=20476------------------------------BUTTONS:OK------------------------------Also, I remember it being a trail version. But, if the trail time has expired, I should be getting a different error message.Is there any other services which I need to run manually in cases like these? Many thanks in advance,Abhi |
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webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2009-12-03 : 09:35:57
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Maybe your HOSTS has changed and the IP cannot be found...Did you try a ping?
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Cannot connect to server..