• Mike Levan (3/11/2009)


    recently i installed sql server 2005 enterprise on my machine and in the wizard when asked for instance name i gave " REVDEV" but after completion if installtion i see that it was named as " REVDEV\REVDEV".

    Now how do i rename it to REVDEV.

    I used sp_dropserver and sp_addserver it did work, when query

    select @servername it gives me REVDEV\REVDEV

    sp_helpserver gives REVDEV

    When i try connecting to REVDEV it will not but if i connect using REVDEV\REVDEV it conenctd good.

    where am i doing wrong?

    Let me guess... Your local machines is called 'REVDEV'?

    You installed a named instance rather then leaving it to install default instance.

    Not much you can do but install a new one and migrate.

    Silly billy 😉

    Adam Zacks-------------------------------------------Be Nice, Or Leave