RE: Name of the SQLInstance?

From: Brad Feaker (BradFeaker_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/19/05


Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:33:02 -0800

Try using SQL Client Network Utility and creating an alias for your instance.
 The only other way I know of is to rename you machine to 'sqllocal' - that
will change the default instance name to be 'sqllocal\sqllocal' and yuo can
access it using only 'sqllocal'

Brad Feaker
Ex nihilo, nihil fit

"galenboyerdev@hotpop.com" wrote:

> I'd like my installed version of Personal Edition to have the name
> "sqllocal". Right now, it has the name "boyer-pc\\sqllocal". Does
> anybody know how I can install it so it is named, "sqllocal"?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Galen Boyer
>



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