How to view an MDF file for archive purposes?
Stephen West ~
Modified: August 12th, 2015 ~ ~ 1 Minute Reading
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First things first. Let’s get you connected. When you installed SQL Server, did you name the instance <your computer name>\SQLExpress ? I would try and choose Windows Authentication as your authentication and then simply place a period (.) in the servername and hit connect.
If that does not work, go to Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services and make sure the SQL Server Service is running.
If you see a service but it is stopped, start it by right hitting start,
If you do not see a SQL Server service, it is likely you did not install the Server Tools during the install. In this case you need to reinstall with the server tools.
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