I have a problem of my own making which I cannot seem to resolve
You can read the story (below if you want some background)
I have no instance on my computer, I do have data but no apparent means of getting to it
Can I create a new named Instance in 2008 R2 Express?
or
Is there another way?
Story:
I created a Database in SQL 2008 R2 Express and distributed it to a client
Client returned the Data to me for modifications
In the meantime (and I have no idea how) I ended up running Version 10.0 [2008] instead of 10.5 [2008 r2]
Hence, the clients data would not load
Assuming I had installed some older components I re-installed 2008 R2
Then panic set in
renamed MRU list
Deleted all previous files and locations
The net result is that I have a blank MRU list in a new 2008 R2 and no way of creating a new instance that I can see
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