Not able to connect to SQL Server 2008 which is installed on windows7 64 bit.

Hi,

I am not able to Connect to SQL Server 2008 which is installed on Windows7 64 bit, error i am facing is

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)
Please help me in solving this issue i am trying to solve this from past 1 month.

Thanks in Advance

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