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I am trying to set up SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 on my W8 laptop and while everything is installed and the service started without errors I am unable to connect to it. &nbsp;Navigating to <a href="http://localhost/Reports_SQLExpress" rel="ugc">http://localhost/Reports_SQLExpress</a>&nbsp;simply returns a page not found 404 error.<br />
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Besides installing SQL Server 2012 and starting the SSRS service via the configuration tool is there anything else I need to do/install? &nbsp;I am running as a local admin the entire time so have full rights.
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I am trying to set up SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 on my W8 laptop and while everything is installed and the service started without errors I am unable to connect to it.  Navigating to http://localhost/Reports_SQLExpress simply returns a page not found 404 error.

Besides installing SQL Server 2012 and starting the SSRS service via the configuration tool is there anything else I need to do/install?  I am running as a local admin the entire time so have full rights.

SSRS Express on Windows 8 - how to configure web portion

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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.

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is a server-based report generation software system from Microsoft. It can prepare and deliver a variety of interactive and printed reports and is administered via a web interface or its web service. Its web services interface also supports the development of custom reporting applications. Finally, SSRS can also be integrated with SharePoint. SSRS competes with other business intelligence tools, most prominently Crystal Reports.