Diagnosing Connection to SQL Server

Question

I\'m trying to create an ODBC connection to SQL Server, but when i do, i get error:

Connection failed:
SQLState: \'01000\'
SQL Server Error: 10060
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Answer 1

By default SQL Native Client seems to look for MSSQLSERVER instance. However, if you use SQLEXPRESS all connections through that will fail.

Very strange, but try installing your SQL Server with MSSQLSERVER instance name - it should work!