Is it possible to install SQL Server 2005 without an instance name? I installed the CTP a while back to test/play and I *have* to connect to it as SQL-DEV/sql2k5dev where SQL-DEV is the server name and sql2k5dev is the instance name. In SQL Server 2000 you could simply connect to the server name only. So, I was hoping I could to the same in SQL Server 2005. Did I miss something obvious on the install?
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SQL Server 2005 without an Instance Name
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mrdenny
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If you specify an instance name than you must use the instance name when connecting. However yes you can install without an instance name. There should have been a checkbox for using the default instance. They only reason this wouldn't have been available would be if there is already a default instance installed on the server.
Denny
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Denny
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