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go to &nbsp;Administrative Tools -&gt; Services <br />
you installed a named instance you should see something like MSSQL$InstanceName<br />
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go to  Administrative Tools -> Services
you installed a named instance you should see something like MSSQL$InstanceName



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when i start mssqlserver service, i get the following error<br />
&quot;sql server could not fild the default instance - please specify the name of an existing instance on the invocation of sqlservr.exe&quot;.
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when i start mssqlserver service, i get the following error
"sql server could not fild the default instance - please specify the name of an existing instance on the invocation of sqlservr.exe".

mssql server 2000

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.