System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException A network-related or instance-specific error

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As the title suggests this is the exception from my stacktrace.

I am trying to obtain a connection to my SQL Server 2008 R2 database hosted on a windows 2003 server.

My connection string is:

Data Source=server\\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=sqlDB;Integrated Security=SSPI

Any help would be much appreciated.

platon · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-16 21:48:52Z

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answered May 16, 2012 at 21:48

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Muhamed Shafeeq · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-16 08:01:46Z

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Try this, it may help you to create your database

Open command prompt, then type services.msc Now Services window will be opened

And, Open SQL Server Browser,Enable this and start it

answered Aug 16, 2012 at 8:01

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greenwd · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-05 14:10:40Z

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Refreshing database in SQL Server Object Explorer helped me with that issue.

answered Jan 5, 2020 at 14:10

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