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One easy way is to see the instance name. SQL Express is usually installed as named instance instead of default instance and the default name is SQLEXPRESS
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One easy way is to see the instance name. SQL Express is usually installed as named instance instead of default instance and the default name is SQLEXPRESS

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how can know if a sql server is sqlexpress or not
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how can know if a sql server is sqlexpress or not

vb.net 2008 get sql server instance

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