title: SQL server management studio local database connection error in windows 7
body: <p>I'm running SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Express in windows 7, i am having issues connecting to the local db. i tried all the above mentioned solutions, didnt work. please help. thanks in advance.</p>
  
  <p>Installation url is <a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_sql_server_studio/">here</a>.</p>
  
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    <p>error- A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: -1)</p>
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  <p>For help, click <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&amp;EvtID=-1&amp;LinkId=20476">MSDN link</a>.</p>