ERROR: Failure to compile WMI file

I received this error at the end of the "Reporting Services" setup.

I checked WMI process in Services and everything is OK, it's running.

So far I was able to install Designer Tools only (unchecking Report Manager and Report server).

All system components are up to date and SQL Server SP3 is installed.

I would highly appreciate it if somebody could help me out. It's now matter of survival to me.

Thanks in advance,

Confused Virginian

You also need SP3a to install Reporting Services. Hope this helps.|||

Caddre,

Thank you for your help. I already have SP3 installed.

Eventually I found the fix, right there:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/reinstalling_wmi.asp

This article explains how to recreate corrupted WMI repository.

Virginian

Error: Failed to generate a user instance...

Hello,

When trying to add a new SQL database to a VS 2005 project I get this error:

Failed to generate a user instance of SQL server due to a failure in starting the process for the user instance. The connection will be closed. [CLIENT: <local machine>]

Any ideas what is causing this error and how to fix it?

Thanks

Tom

Hi Tom,

This question has been discussed several times in this forum, you should do a search and read other discussions to see if they address your issue.

The first step in troubleshooting this is to look at the User Instance error log located at C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Data\<main instance name> (The default instance name is SQLEXPRESS) and see if it give any clues to the cause of the error.

Regards,

Mike Wachal
SQL Express team

-
Please mark your thread as Answered when you get your solution.

error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

Does anyone know what could be wrong ?

Check if the local/remote connections have been enabled for ur instamce....Launcg SQL Server Surface Area configuration...Connections and services...Check Local and Network connections.....|||Looks like you are trying to connect a remote named instance. To make it work, SQL Browser on the remote server must be enabled, UDP port 1434 should be put into exception if firewall presents.|||

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

|||

Naeem Sheikh wrote:

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

Thnanks i wonder firewall is blocking my tcp/ip port and now i am connecting to the server|||Yes. It that is necessary.

error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

Does anyone know what could be wrong ?

Check if the local/remote connections have been enabled for ur instamce....Launcg SQL Server Surface Area configuration...Connections and services...Check Local and Network connections.....|||Looks like you are trying to connect a remote named instance. To make it work, SQL Browser on the remote server must be enabled, UDP port 1434 should be put into exception if firewall presents.|||

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

|||

Naeem Sheikh wrote:

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

Thnanks i wonder firewall is blocking my tcp/ip port and now i am connecting to the server|||Yes. It that is necessary.

error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

Does anyone know what could be wrong ?

Check if the local/remote connections have been enabled for ur instamce....Launcg SQL Server Surface Area configuration...Connections and services...Check Local and Network connections.....|||Looks like you are trying to connect a remote named instance. To make it work, SQL Browser on the remote server must be enabled, UDP port 1434 should be put into exception if firewall presents.|||

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

|||

Naeem Sheikh wrote:

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

Thnanks i wonder firewall is blocking my tcp/ip port and now i am connecting to the server|||Yes. It that is necessary.

error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

Does anyone know what could be wrong ?

Check if the local/remote connections have been enabled for ur instamce....Launcg SQL Server Surface Area configuration...Connections and services...Check Local and Network connections.....|||Looks like you are trying to connect a remote named instance. To make it work, SQL Browser on the remote server must be enabled, UDP port 1434 should be put into exception if firewall presents.|||

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

|||

Naeem Sheikh wrote:

I installed SQL Server 2005 and I unable to connect my client Machine. I Created a DSN to connect to the Database through ODBC. Locally I am testing and everything works fine. The error is “SQL Server not Exist or Access Denied” on a client machine. I m using SQL server authentication with Mix mode installation and default Instance name as the Machine Name. If, I connect through Windows Authentication mode then it shows the Error “General Network Error contact to Network Administrator Documentation” On client machine I am also connecting through Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer but connection showing no database. What should I do to connect my client machine? If I create a New SQL Server Database Name in Server Explorer of Visual Studio 2005 it will give the Error Message “under the Default Setting SQL Server does not allow remote connection Network (provider: SQL Network Interface, Error: 26 – Error Locating Server / Instance Specified)

I already change the Remote Connection to Local & Remote Connection and choosing Option Use TCP/IP. But not succeeded

THANKS IF ANY BODY SOLVE MY PROBLEM

Thnanks i wonder firewall is blocking my tcp/ip port and now i am connecting to the server|||Yes. It that is necessary.

Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11 Valid login but server access failure

Recently, one of my clients began receiving this error. My team gave them sysadmin permissions, but this is terrible practice. I have read into disablying simple file sharing, but I don't even think I have the option to do it. I look in mycomputer > tools > view and don't see any option for this. Besides, the problem just started occuring recently, within the last week. The server is a cluster with veritas clustering and the edition is sql server 2000. Has anybody ever had a problem like this and have a good fix?

Thanks for any help in advance...

-Kyle

Disabling simple file sharing is usually more of something you do to address issues with XP operating system and authentication in workgroup scenarios. What user was the login failing for? Was it a regular domain user or a built in account that is failing? Does the login name show up in the login failure? How are the users granted access - individually, through groups or are they accessing this through an application and authentication is handled by the application?

-Sue

|||

Hi Sue,

I'm currently having the same issue.

We have 4 domain AD accounts who access an MS access link through citrix metaframe presentation server.

this links to the actual dbase on another server running SQL Server 2005.

3 of these accounts work fine.

one of them however comes up with the error which i'm reading from the log file viewer

Login failed for user 'Domain\Username'. (CLIENT: ip address)

Error: 18456, Severity:14, State: 11.

the error received when running the appliation is...

Connection Failed:

SQLState: '28000'

SQL Server Error: 18456

[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'Domain\Username'.

I've checked and found that State: 11 means Valid login but server access failure.

this account is identical to the other 3 (AD and SQL).

any help will be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

luke

|||

Well...it's probably not exactly the same. Try dropping the problematic login (and user) from the database users and logins and then recreate it.

-Sue

Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11 Valid login but server access failure

Hi

I am new to SQL server and I have been trying hard to make a client computer to remote connect to a SQL express database on host computer

I have a VB6 application that can connect to SQL server database LOCALLY without problem:

Connection String is:

my_connection.ConnectionString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=MyMushroom;Data Source=LAPTOP\SQLEXPRESS"

I have followed instruction on enabling remote connection function from this blog:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/archive/2005/05/05/415084.aspx

I then try to run the same app from the client computer, it gives me:

Login failed for user 'LAPTOP\Guest'.

After looking up the web for solution, I found that I can test the connection from the HOST computer in this way:

C:\Documents and Settings\kit>sqlcmd -E -S laptop\sqlexpress
1>
2>

The test is successful

Now I run the same command on the CLIENT computer

C:\Documents and Settings\Kit>sqlcmd -E -S laptop\sqlexpress
Msg 18456, Level 14, State 1, Server LAPTOP\SQLEXPRESS, Line 1
Login failed for user 'LAPTOP\Guest'.

Now I can sure that from the client computer it cannot make a connection to it, then I look at the errorLog from my host computer

2006-08-13 21:41:00.34 Logon Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11.
2006-08-13 21:41:00.34 Logon Login failed for user 'LAPTOP\Guest'. [CLIENT: 192.168.0.5]
2006-08-13 21:45:10.64 Logon Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11.
2006-08-13 21:45:10.64 Logon Login failed for user 'LAPTOP\Guest'. [CLIENT: 192.168.0.5]
2006-08-13 21:48:41.80 Logon Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11.
2006-08-13 21:48:41.80 Logon Login failed for user 'LAPTOP\Guest'. [CLIENT: 192.168.0.5]

Now I know it is actually Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11.

From this site : http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2006/02/21/536201.aspx

11 and 12

Valid login but server access failure

It tells the connection string and SQL Express seem to be set up properly but the server access failed the remote connection

I have previously had SQL Server 2000 installed. I uninstalled SQL 2000 before I install SQL express but somehow the SQL Server Service Manager is still running at startup, and C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80 and its files are still exist after uninstallation..... Could this be a problem?

The Knowledge base suggestion on "enabling remote connection" is very simple and I do not understand why it is so difficult to me just to make a remote connection test work..... please, I need your help.

If you want to use Windows Authentication you have to disable the "Simple File and printer sharing" at the "server" (even if its only WIndows XP). With this option enabled, it normally simplifies the logon process as the requestor does not have to give a user name and a password, because he will be logged on with the Guest user.

HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de|||I did try to disable the file sharing, and also have firewall disabled. But it still gives me the same error..... |||

OK, did you disable that on the "server" (Whereever SQL Server is running on) ?

-Jens.

|||

Yes, to make sure file sharing is disabled , I unlick the Simple File Sharing from Folder Option on both computers.

Both computer have file sharing disabled

filewall disabled

But I am still getting the same error.

Anything to do with MSDE 2000 instance? I have uninstalled MSDE2000 before I install SQL expresss.

What is wrong still?

|||

By the way, I restarted both computer and still got the same error on the client computer while the hosting computer is connecting to the KIT\SQLExpress alright :

C:\Documents and Settings\Kit>sqlcmd -E -S kit\sqlexpress
1>
2>
3>
4>
5>

Here is the current setting of my SQLexpress instance

SQL Server Config. Manager
Protoal: Shared Memory, TCP/IP enabled (Name Pipes and VIA disabled)
SQL server (SQLExpress) and SQL server Browser are running , startmode: automatic
For SQL Server Browser: Log on as : Bulit-in account: Network Service
For SQL Server (SQLExpress): Log on as : Bulit-in account: Network Service
Under Service - General -
Host Name: KIT
Name: SQL Server (SQLExpress)

SQL Native Config. - Client Protocols - Shard Memory 1, TCP/IP 2

SQL Server Surface Area Config.
Service Name: MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
Display Name: SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)
Remote COnnection: Local and Remote connection clicked - Using TCP/IP Only clicked

The client computer do not have any SQL express installed, could that be the reason?

Frankly, on the server computer , it can connect to the database on TCP/IP using SQL Management Studio

Here I attached the screen shots

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JWN349QL

|||

I have a few questions about your setup:

- on the client machine, what account is your application running under?
- when you tried connecting to SQL Express locally, using sqlcmd, what was the account you actually connected as? (you can execute "select suser_name()" to find this out)

Thanks
Laurentiu

|||

Client is running Win XP Professional SP2

Server is running Win XP pro SP2

Client machine is logged in as Admin , without password (so it goes straight into the OS when you start up the machine and bypass the log in screen)

Server machine is also logged in as Admin, with passowrd (log-in: Kit, password: Kit) , TweakUI is setup to log in automatically using the log-in/password pair.

- when you tried connecting to SQL Express locally, using sqlcmd, what was the account you actually connected as? (you can execute "select suser_name()" to find this out) :

C:\Documents and Settings\Kit>sqlcmd -E -S kit\sqlexpress
1> select suser_name()
2> go

--
KIT\Kit

(1 rows affected)
1>

Hope this will give you idea of what has gone wrong with my SQL express setting

Thank you for your response.

|||

On the Server Computer , under Control Panel -> User Accounts , there are 3 accounts: Kit (myself), SQLDebugger and Guest

Guest account is not password protected and is set to off. (I've tried to turn this account on and off but the client computer still give me the same error)

I really havae no idea what I have gone it wrong...

|||

I just realize what you meant by "on the client machine, what account is your application running under?"

It is running under Network Service

|||

Locally, you connect as Kit, which seems to have server access. Remotely, you appear to execute as Network Service and when you get on the server machine, you are actually running as Guest, which does not have server access.

If you execute

CREATE LOGIN [Laptop\Guest] FROM WINDOWS

then you will grant server access to the Guest account.

But if you want your application to connect as Kit, you should run it as Kit or it should internally impersonate Kit before connecting to the server.

Thanks
Laurentiu

|||

To Laurentiu and Jens:

Thank you for your great help and now the client can connect to the server SQL express. I have been myself studying the SQL server and exploring how SQL server work. This SQL express is very interesting and I have a lot more to learn about this "toy".

I am very appreciated to your helps.

Kit

Error/Failure Audit in Event Logs (SQL 2005 Express) [Advanced Services]

Q1: Any way to control which db loads when, and perhaps stop this error from happening? Again- when all is said and done, the report server functions, and I am able to access just fine.

Q2: What kind of recovery is being referred to? Given the message type- I assume it's nothing of concern- probably more to do with a system that doesn't run all the time.

Okay- so I get these two event messages each time I boot.

Below are two error message I see daily with each system boot- the services mentioned do "actually" function, and are running- as not 10 seconds after these messages are logged, the successfully loaded messages appear. It's almost as if report services tries to connect before the databases are up and running.

Basically the sequence (today) was:

1. 05:49:01 Failure Audit (MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS)

2. 05:49:01 Error (Report Server Windows Service (SQLEXPRESS)

3. 05:49:02 Recovery is complete. (EventID 3408 MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS)

4. 05:49:06 Starting up database 'ReportServer'

5. 05:49:09 Server Resumed execution (MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS)

I'm assuming based on the events that Report Server Service attempts to connect to the ReportServer database before it's actually started. Doesn't really explain the failure audit-

1. Failure Audit:

Event Type: Failure Audit
Event Source: MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
Event Category: (4)
Event ID: 18456
Date: 8/9/2007
Time: 05:49:01
User: <MACHINENAME>\<LOCALUSER>
Computer: <MACHINENAME>
Description:
Login failed for user '<MACHINENAME>\<LOCALUSER>'.

[CLIENT: <local machine>]

This is almost immediately followed by this (which I consider a no-brainer, considering the above):

2. Error:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Report Server Windows Service (SQLEXPRESS)
Event Category: Management
Event ID: 107
Date: 8/9/2007
Time: 05:49:01
User: N/A
Computer: <MACHINENAME>
Description:
Report Server Windows Service (SQLEXPRESS) cannot connect to the report server database.

The master database is started first, you cannot control the order in which the database are started up. if the users tries to connect to the database he will be authenticated by SQL Server and directly tries to change the default database or if explicitly mentioned in the connection string connect to the database. if the database is not yet started he will get a login failed (although authenticated but he was not able to change the database context). if you have these problems, try to set the dependency of Report Server to the SQL Service to make sure that Reporting Server will only be started if the SQL Server Service has been. This might help you getting some additional time for the server to make a regular recovery (which is normal if the database / server was not shutdown properly)

Jens K. Suessmeyer

http://www.sqlserver2005.de

Error, while connecting with SQL Server 2005 express edition

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact under the default settings of SQL SERver does not allow remote connections.
(provider:Named Pipes Provider, error: 40-Could not open a connection to SQL Server)

Hi,

Did you enabled setting to allow remote connection? Please see the blog for setup Remote connection

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/

Hope that helps,

Lan

|||abrahampackiaraj
thank you, I already verified the tick mark in the check box of"allow remote connections" and I restarted the system. but this errorfollows up|||

did you manage to solve this problem as i have the same issue

Thanks

|||but while installing asp.net 2.0 , it doesn't even ask for that option. where from i can get that...|||whre from you got the option to tick the check box of "allow remote connections", i dont find that..|||

You can find it in SQL Server Surface Area Configuration. You may take a look at this post:

http://forums.asp.net/thread/1347652.aspx

Error with SQL Server 2K5 "Cannot connect... Instance failure"

I am getting the following error when trying to connect to SQL Server
2005 Express through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
CTP.
"Cannot connect to SERVER\SQLEXPRESS
Additional Information:
Instance Failure. (System.Data)"
One thing I noticed, the "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service is set to
start automatically yet, it wasn't started. I tried to start it, but
kept receiving a message that the service was started and then stop for
a rerason along the lines "if a service isn't need, it stops itself".
So...
I stopped the following services and restarted them:
MSSQL$SHAREPOINT
MSSQLSERVER
SQL Server Browser
and it finally let me start "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)" !!
After stopping and starting the 4 services above, it let me in again.
This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. Anyone have any ideas?
Hi
This sounds like you are using a user instance?
This may help
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...xpuserinst.asp
What is the exact error number and message in the SQL Server log?
John
"ATJaguarX" wrote:

> I am getting the following error when trying to connect to SQL Server
> 2005 Express through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
> CTP.
> "Cannot connect to SERVER\SQLEXPRESS
>
> Additional Information:
> Instance Failure. (System.Data)"
>
> One thing I noticed, the "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service is set to
> start automatically yet, it wasn't started. I tried to start it, but
> kept receiving a message that the service was started and then stop for
> a rerason along the lines "if a service isn't need, it stops itself".
> So...
>
> I stopped the following services and restarted them:
>
> MSSQL$SHAREPOINT
> MSSQLSERVER
> SQL Server Browser
>
> and it finally let me start "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)" !!
>
> After stopping and starting the 4 services above, it let me in again.
> This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. Anyone have any ideas?
>
|||I am not sure if I am running a user instance. I have yet to design an
application to hit my database, I have only been logging into the
management tool.
My error logs are all empty. Is there something I need to do to turn
these on?
|||Hi
If you had a user instance the database would only be attached when it was
connected to.
You can use SSEUtil to connect to the instance.
John
"ATJaguarX" wrote:

> I am not sure if I am running a user instance. I have yet to design an
> application to hit my database, I have only been logging into the
> management tool.
> My error logs are all empty. Is there something I need to do to turn
> these on?
>

Error with SQL Server 2K5 "Cannot connect... Instance failure"

I am getting the following error when trying to connect to SQL Server
2005 Express through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
CTP.
"Cannot connect to SERVER\SQLEXPRESS
Additional Information:
Instance Failure. (System.Data)"
One thing I noticed, the "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service is set to
start automatically yet, it wasn't started. I tried to start it, but
kept receiving a message that the service was started and then stop for
a rerason along the lines "if a service isn't need, it stops itself".
So...
I stopped the following services and restarted them:
MSSQL$SHAREPOINT
MSSQLSERVER
SQL Server Browser
and it finally let me start "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)" !!
After stopping and starting the 4 services above, it let me in again.
This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. Anyone have any ideas?Hi
This sounds like you are using a user instance?
This may help
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...>
userinst.asp
What is the exact error number and message in the SQL Server log?
John
"ATJaguarX" wrote:

> I am getting the following error when trying to connect to SQL Server
> 2005 Express through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
> CTP.
> "Cannot connect to SERVER\SQLEXPRESS
>
> Additional Information:
> Instance Failure. (System.Data)"
>
> One thing I noticed, the "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service is set to
> start automatically yet, it wasn't started. I tried to start it, but
> kept receiving a message that the service was started and then stop for
> a rerason along the lines "if a service isn't need, it stops itself".
> So...
>
> I stopped the following services and restarted them:
>
> MSSQL$SHAREPOINT
> MSSQLSERVER
> SQL Server Browser
>
> and it finally let me start "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)" !!
>
> After stopping and starting the 4 services above, it let me in again.
> This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. Anyone have any ideas?
>|||I am not sure if I am running a user instance. I have yet to design an
application to hit my database, I have only been logging into the
management tool.
My error logs are all empty. Is there something I need to do to turn
these on?|||Hi
If you had a user instance the database would only be attached when it was
connected to.
You can use SSEUtil to connect to the instance.
John
"ATJaguarX" wrote:

> I am not sure if I am running a user instance. I have yet to design an
> application to hit my database, I have only been logging into the
> management tool.
> My error logs are all empty. Is there something I need to do to turn
> these on?
>

Error with SQL Server 2K5 "Cannot connect... Instance failure"

I am getting the following error when trying to connect to SQL Server
2005 Express through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
CTP.
"Cannot connect to SERVER\SQLEXPRESS
Additional Information:
Instance Failure. (System.Data)"
One thing I noticed, the "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service is set to
start automatically yet, it wasn't started. I tried to start it, but
kept receiving a message that the service was started and then stop for
a rerason along the lines "if a service isn't need, it stops itself".
So...
I stopped the following services and restarted them:
MSSQL$SHAREPOINT
MSSQLSERVER
SQL Server Browser
and it finally let me start "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)" !!
After stopping and starting the 4 services above, it let me in again.
This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. Anyone have any ideas?Hi
This sounds like you are using a user instance?
This may help
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsse/html/sqlexpuserinst.asp
What is the exact error number and message in the SQL Server log?
John
"ATJaguarX" wrote:
> I am getting the following error when trying to connect to SQL Server
> 2005 Express through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
> CTP.
> "Cannot connect to SERVER\SQLEXPRESS
>
> Additional Information:
> Instance Failure. (System.Data)"
>
> One thing I noticed, the "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service is set to
> start automatically yet, it wasn't started. I tried to start it, but
> kept receiving a message that the service was started and then stop for
> a rerason along the lines "if a service isn't need, it stops itself".
> So...
>
> I stopped the following services and restarted them:
>
> MSSQL$SHAREPOINT
> MSSQLSERVER
> SQL Server Browser
>
> and it finally let me start "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)" !!
>
> After stopping and starting the 4 services above, it let me in again.
> This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. Anyone have any ideas?
>|||I am not sure if I am running a user instance. I have yet to design an
application to hit my database, I have only been logging into the
management tool.
My error logs are all empty. Is there something I need to do to turn
these on?|||Hi
If you had a user instance the database would only be attached when it was
connected to.
You can use SSEUtil to connect to the instance.
John
"ATJaguarX" wrote:
> I am not sure if I am running a user instance. I have yet to design an
> application to hit my database, I have only been logging into the
> management tool.
> My error logs are all empty. Is there something I need to do to turn
> these on?
>

Error with establishing a connection to the server

i cannot access my database as i am keep getting the following error:

"When connecting to SQL server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL server does not allow remote connections. (provider:shared memory provider, error: 40 - could not open a connection to SQL server)"

when i click on the properties window i cannot see my table nor can i make a new connection as the same error is shown, could you please advice me how i can fix this?

Make sure the SQL Server 2005 service is running.

Are you able to connect to the server through Query Analyzer ?

Visitwww.connectionstrings.com to know how to build a connection string for your scenario.

Error while establishing connection with sql server 2005 express

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.
When connecting to SQL server 2005, this failure may be caused by the
fact that under the default settings SQL server does not allow remote
connections. [provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not
open a connection to SQL Server]

the above was my error and i got a solution from y71chen as below

Problem solved...it turn out that in ASP.NET SQL server setup wizard when it asks for server name, I have to specifiy theinstance name as well as the server name when MS refer to "Server Name" they really mean "Server Instance Name") eg if your server was named 'bigturnip' then you need to specify 'bigturnip\sqlexpress' (where sqlexpress is the instance name - this one just happens to be the default used by SQL Server 2005 SQLExpress). By default the server name was entered as merely "bigturnip" but after i added "\sqlexpress", then everything worked. If anyone else is having this remote connection problem and when they did select remote connection and still does not work this is the way to solve the problem....

but my doubt is do i want to install my software again for specifying the instance name along with the server name or where can i go and specify the instance name.

regards

kalyan

Which software do you want to re-install? Are you referring to VS2005? I remember that there is not step during the installtion of VS2005 that allows you to specify the instance name for SQL Express; and the instance name is default to SQLExpress, while the server name is your computer name which can not be assigned other string.|||

i had the same problem as you describe above but still when i added \sqlexpress to my connection string, i got the error below. Help please.

Cannot open database "mydatabase.mdf" requested by the login. The login failed.
Login failed for user 'domain\myusername'.