Hi,
>rite click on the server name in object explorer in managment studio. And navigate to security. it will be the first option.

Bit Catch22. Seems to be an assumption here that Peter can logon to the server in the first place. <s>

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>>Yes I did. But what do I need to do to get around this error? Uninstall and reinstall?
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>>Peter
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>>>You assign sa password when you install SQL Server. It sound like you install it in Windows Authentication mode.
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>>>>I just installed SS2005 yesterday on my laptop which belongs to a domain. I was connected to the domain at the time.
>>>>Now I am at home, away from the domain. NAd I cannot connect to the server local / OTT-LT0769 (the name of my laptop) anymore.
>>>>I get this error:
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