Sql server services not starting

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Hello everyone,
Iam facing a very peculiar problem. I installed sql server 2008 in my pc a day ago. Yesterday it was working fine. Today iam getting an error saying that "error 40:Could not open sql connection error 2"
I then tried with following
sql server management services -> sql server services. There were few services which were stopped. I tried starting those services but again i get an error
I tried following links too
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6466974/unable-to-connect-to-sql-express-error-26-error-locating-server-instance-speci[^]
http://www.microsoft.com/products/ee/transform.aspx?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=-1[^].
Nothing seems to be working out. Can anybody help me out?

Posted 17-Oct-13 18:58pm

Rakshith Kumar

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codestar007 · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-17T19:07:00

Solution 1

Check the below link for the possible options you can take for this error

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sql_protocols/archive/2007/03/31/named-pipes-provider-error-40-could-not-open-a-connection-to-sql-server.aspx[^]

and even check these also

errorwhenusingmssqlservernamedpipesprovidercouldnotopenaconnectiontosqlserver.htm[^]

http://forums.asp.net/t/1707702.aspx[^]

But i feel that your Named Pipe may be not enabled..check once and let me know...

Posted 17-Oct-13 19:07pm

codestar007

Updated 17-Oct-13 19:29pm

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Rakshith Kumar 18-Oct-13 1:21am

names pipe is enabled . Still iam getting the same error

[no name] 18-Oct-13 1:23am

have you checked for the other options given there..??

Rakshith Kumar 18-Oct-13 1:25am

Iam trying. Nothing seems working :(

[no name] 18-Oct-13 1:29am

Check the updated links once and let me know..

Rakshith Kumar 18-Oct-13 1:41am

for enabling the named pipes or any protocols all the services must be enabled right? In my configuration manager iam getting a message saying that no services are enabled . If i try enabling any service i get an error saying that "request failed or service did not respond in the timely fashion"

[no name] 18-Oct-13 1:47am

check in sql server configuration manager. Step 1: SQL server Network configuration step 2: Protocols for local server name Protocol name VIA Disabled or not.. if not disabled , disable and check .. after i made changes . its sql server browser is working

Rakshith Kumar 18-Oct-13 2:10am

sql server browser is working

[no name] 18-Oct-13 2:16am

What ever the possible solution i can give i told..still u are facing problem.
sry but i don't think u have any other option but to reinstall MSSQL server again.

Rakshith Kumar 18-Oct-13 2:19am

I think thats the best thing to do now. Anyway thank you for your help and time

[no name] 18-Oct-13 2:23am

glad to help..:)

Rakshith Kumar 18-Oct-13 3:53am

re-installed the sql server. The problem was there was a setting wherein i needed to include an option for enabling all the ports and services after reboot. Now working fine. Thanks again codestar007

[no name] 18-Oct-13 4:33am

Oh..that's fine...atleast it working now..