SQL Server Express

[Patrick]

I've installed SQL Express but cannot do anything.
Below is the error message:
Any ideas anyone?


TITLE: Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections - localhost
----------------------------------------

Computer localhost does not exist on the network, or the computer cannot be
configured remotely. Verify that the remote computer has the required
Windows Management Instrumentation components and then try again.

----------------------------------------
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

[C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum\9.0.242.0__89845dcd8080cc91\Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum.dll]
InternalsVisibleTo declarations cannot have a version, culture, public key
token, or processor architecture specified. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Not really sure if I understand the question. Two things.
First make sure that the sql service manager is running. You will find it
in All programs -> startup. The second thing I have noticed since I
installed sql server 2005 (local) no longer works in the connection string.
I need to specify the computer name instead.

Ken