SQL Server Management Studio 2012 not recognizing Local Server

Question

I'm a total newb to SSMS, but all of the tutorials I'm finding online gloss over the step where they start up the program and connect to their local server, their computer's name. I'm on Windows 8, and ISS is installed and running correctly. I'm not sure what else I could be missing. Here's a screenshot:

screenshot from sql server management studio

roryWoods · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12T03:50:41.917

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Use localhost as server name. Append /instance_name if you are using instances. For instance, if using SQL Express use localhost/SQLExpress.

edited Feb 12 '13 at 03:50

answered Feb 07 '13 at 16:31

roryWoods

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Thanks for the reply! I got [this error](http://rodenbeek.com/images/screenshot-ssms-error.PNG) – NominalAeon Feb 07 '13 at 16:44
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Is this SQL Express? Try localhost\SQLExpress – roryWoods Feb 07 '13 at 19:34
Yeah. I am embarrassed to say this is what my problem was. – NominalAeon Feb 09 '13 at 15:43

SQL Server Management Studio 2012 not recognizing Local Server

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