I am new to database. Tried to add new item in Visual Studio 2010 in Windows 8 i.e. "SQL Server Database" and getting the following error
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)
Then I installed SQL Server 2014 Express... still I am getting the same error
I tried to start SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) from SQL Server Configuration Manager then I get this error:
"The request failed or the service did not respond in timely fashion. Consult the event log or other appropriate error logs for details"
I am very new to using SQL Server, please provide step by step solution.
Thanks in advance
Please check the mssql server status in control panel > administrative tools > services and try to start it from there