>>Possible. In the SSCM the item in the left pane says " SQL Server Services" and the items in the right pane say "SQL Server (SQLEXPRES)". Are you saying that the "SQLEXPRES" is the name of the service and not SQL Server?
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>Yes. My SSCM says "SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER)".- I use the full system.
>On the SSMS, however, I see "BILL_PC(SQL Server 11.0.2100.. etc)
>As I see it, that is actually the name of the instance of the server that I'm using.
>So ..
>there is a service
>there is a server
>there is an instance of a server.
>When I want to connect to SQL Server from VS, for example, I connect to BILL_PC. That is the server name.
>The service has to be running or nothing will work.
I am still confused. What you see is what I see but it does not answer my question(s).
Thank you.
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