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Change SQLEXPRESS instance name

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Mar 15, 202641043 views
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I installed VS2010 and it automatically installed SQL Server 2008 Express. Now, the installed instance is called SQLEXPRESS, therefore to connect to it I have to use 'localhost\SQLEXPRESS' or '.\SQLEXPRESS' or something like that. I want to rename the instance so I can connect using only my compute…

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There is no way you can rename an instance of SQL Server. You can probably create a new instance with just the machine name so that it suits you requirements. I'm not sure of the express version of SQL Server bundled with VS 2010, but with the Stand…

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