SQL server management studio local database connection error in windows 7

Question

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. pl

Answer 1

After two days troubleshooting, finally, I got the result If you are using express version of SQL server management studio then for local database connection, use this instead of Local****.

Use ServerName = (LocalDb)\MSSQLLocalDB

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