Hello,
I recently installed SQL Server 2008 on a laptop that I had laying around running on Windows XP. I'm trying to connect to it from another PC. To test the connection in Visual Web Developer Express I used Tools -> Connect to Database -> Microsoft SQL
Server (.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server).
On the Add Connection page, I entered MYPC-L1VLTASEZ3\SQLEXPRESS as my Server name and selected the "Use Windows Authentication" radio button, and pressed Test connection. I received the error "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: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance
Specified)."
I've been trying to read up on solutions to this but haven't been able to fix the problem. I ...
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