Promblem with log in Managment studio

hi

Until now I was using SQLServer Express edition and whenever I wanted to log in Management Studio In the Server Name section I used to wirte MyComputername\SQLExpress

but now I'm going to use Enterprise edition

what should I write in the Server Name section to log in Management studio?

Hi,

well, that depends. If you are using a default instance it should be just the "servername" or "." or "(localhost)". If you are using a named instance it should be something like your mentioned combination with the name of the instance substituted with the SQLExpress keyword.

MachineName\NameInstanceName

HTH, Jens K. Suessmeyer.

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