• actually i ran

    EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM AdventureWorks.Person.Contact ORDER BY LastName, Firstname" queryout Contacts.txt -c -T -Usa -Ppw -S[TECH-01]'

    and i am getting

    SQLState = 08001, NativeError = 53

    Error = [Microsoft][SQL Native Client]Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [53].

    SQLState = HYT00, NativeError = 0

    Error = [Microsoft][SQL Native Client]Login timeout expired

    SQLState = 08001, NativeError = 53

    Error = [Microsoft][SQL Native Client]An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connecti

    ons.

    NULL

    clearly looking like my login is whats doing it, anyways i can have this default?