I have just installed MS SQL Server 2008 and when I run Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and try and connect to the server, it doesn't list any local servers. I've looked under Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services and none of the SQL services are there.
The first time I tried installing it gave me some errors and told me to fix them, uninstall, and reinstall. I wasn't sure what the errors were so when a friend who had gone through this too came by I just reinstalled and that time it worked except no default server instance. I've uninstalled and reinstalled several times but it still it never sets up the default server instance or the SQL services.
Any ideas on where I went wrong and how I can get it fixed?
Thanks
The first time I tried installing it gave me some errors and told me to fix them, uninstall, and reinstall. I wasn't sure what the errors were so when a friend who had gone through this too came by I just reinstalled and that time it worked except no default server instance. I've uninstalled and reinstalled several times but it still it never sets up the default server instance or the SQL services.
Any ideas on where I went wrong and how I can get it fixed?
Thanks
