Connecting to SQL Server 2008 thru Managment Studio error

[ton12]

XP Professional
SQL Server 2008 - Developer Edition

I have SQL Server 2005 installed and running fine.
I installed SQL Server 2008 correctly, no error message.
The instance is named 'SQL2008'. The Server is DELL-BDD3.

When I connect to DELL-BDD3\SQL2008 thru
SQL Server Management Studio, I get this error message:

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Cannot cannot to DELL-BDD3\SQL2008.
Additional information:

[C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.SqlServer.
Management.Sdk.Sfc\10.0.0.0_89845dcd8090cc91\Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.dll]Illegal or
unimplemented ELEM_TYPE in signature.(ObjectExplorer)
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Anybody came across this problem?

Tony.

 

[SQLBill]

Are you trying to connect to the SQL Server 2008 database using SQL Server 2005 Management Studio? If so, it won't work properly. Use SSMS 2008 to connect to a SS2008 database.

-SQLBill

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[ton12]

I'm using SSMS 2008 which points to :

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe

 

[SQLBill]

Ah....it is the dash in the server name. SQL Server doesn't like dashes or spaces in names. Try connecting using square brackets around the server name.

[DELL-BDD3]\SQL2008

See if that resolves your issue.

-SQLBill

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[ton12]

Hi SQLBill,

Thanks for your suggestion.

I tried with square brackets but still doesn't work.

Tony