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    Unable to connect to SQL Server errors

    If you get an SQL Server does not exist or access denied error, like this one:

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    SellerDeck failed to open the database DSN=ActinicCatalog11. This prevents SellerDeck working.
    The error was:

    SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
    ConnectionOpen (Connect()).

    Please refer to the troubleshooting section in the MU Installation and User guide for possible solutions.
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    There are two areas to check. The first is that the SQL Server service is running.

    • Open ‘SQL Server Configuration Manager’ from ‘Start | All Programs | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (or your version) | Configuration Tools’
    • Cilck ‘SQL Server Services’ from the tree on the left
    • You should now see a list of all the services related to your installation of SQL Server
    • One will be named ‘SQL Server (your instance name) and may have a state of ‘Stopped’
    • Double click this and start the service.






    The state should then change to running.

    If it’s a client PC across a network that cannot connect, the other area to check, is that you have enabled the TCP/IP protocol.

    • To do this, open SQL Server Configuration Manager as before
    • Click/Expand ‘SQL Server Network Configuration’ from the tree on the left
    • Now click on ‘Protocols for [SQL Server instance]’
    • In the window on the right you should see ‘TCP/IP’ Enabled or Disabled. If disabled, double click it and change it to Enabled.




    You should now be able to connect to the SQL Server.
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