>>>>Thank you, Borislav. Are you saying that the reason I am getting access problem is because the name of the server is incorrect?
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>>>No, I didn't said that.
>>>I just said that if you attached your DBs in SQL Express that is installed as in instance (default SQLXPRESS) tnen you can't connect to your DB.
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>>>When you run SSMS what you see?
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>>Thank you for clarifying. When I run SSMS I see the database and can open and view tables and data. I think Sergey is right that I didn't install the ODBC driver that causes my problem.
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>You didn't install ODBC driver?
>Didn't it came pre-installed with Windows? (I mean Driver=SQL Server) not any of the Native clients.
Borislav, where do I look on the PC if the ODBC driver is installed? (on Win 7)
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