I downloaded and installed Sql Server 2012 from Microsoft's website. I don't remember entering any authentication information. When I try to connect, I get a prompt telling me that the server cannot be found or is not accessible. I don't have any Sql Server authentication, so I was using my Windows authentication. I've googled for hours and tried a few different things, including changing the Windows firewall configurations. Other than that, all the links I found addressed different problems, usually related to Networking and using a DB on a remote server. This is all on my PC; I'm the user and the DB and DBMS are all on my local computer. Can anyone help? It's not letting my insert a pic, for some reason, but here is the exact message I get when I try to connect:
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Cannot connect to SPOCK.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=2&LinkId=20476
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The system cannot find the file specified
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BUTTONS:
OK
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