SQL Server not running.

[furjaw]

I have been debugging my application for 6 months. Now, when I try to run it I am getting "under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections." My computer is not on a network.

I recently went from Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition to the Professional edition. I was still able to test my app after installing the Professional edition. One possibility is that SQL Service Pack 1 was installed today. My app worked before that, now it doesn't.

The problem is that the SQL Server is not started. I ran sseutil -L to start SQL, but, it could not start it.

 

[JohnBates]

I have SS 2000. You probably use SS2005 but you can try this anyway.

Go into control Panel--> Services

Look for service MSSQLServer rightclick it-->Start

or.. you can start it from Enterprise Manager. Open EM and right-click your PC name--> Start

It may be alot different in 2005, but you get the idea.

I hope this helps.
John