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can't login to sql 2012 after install.

I get an error when logging into SQL 2012 from Mangement Studio right after installing the SQL server.

"a network related instance specific error occurred while establishing a connection to sql server..."

Cannot connect to the server.  Any ideas what is wrong?
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Make sure the relevant services of SS 2012 have been started.
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I believe they have
And it can be due to other SS setup in the same machine. It is better to set up Sql server in a "clean" machine without any other Sql server setup.
it is a new machine
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have to make sure the login path is correct