Hi @Karen Fireman,
First make sure that you have installed SQL Server successfully.
Open up SQL Server Configuration Manager
(search for it in the Start menu). Click on SQL Server Services
. The instance name of SQL Server is in parenthesis inline with SQL Server
service. If it says MSSQLSERVER, then it's the default instance. To connect to it in Management Studio, just type .
(dot) OR (local)
and click Connect. If the instance name is different, then use .\[instance name]
to connect to it.
Regards,
Zoe Hui
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