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Hello All,

First I have installed vs 2010 in my pc and then I have installed sql server 2005.
Now if I tried to connect sql server2005 through management studio it throw error like-

"sql server does not allow remote connections,SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance SpecifiedAn error has occured while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005,this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.(provider:Named Pipes Provider,error:40-Could not open connection to SQL Server))"

Please help me how to resolve it.

Thank in Advance.
Rajiv Kumar
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Updated 26-Jun-11 23:23pm
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By default SQL server does not allow remote connections. You need to configure it yourself. This MSDN article shows you how
How to configure SQL Server 2005 to allow remote connections[^]

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Toniyo Jackson 27-Jun-11 5:38am    
Good answer. My 5
Wayne Gaylard 27-Jun-11 6:33am    
Thanks
 
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