Simple way to connect to SQL Server when you can't find server name

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sometime you will get a window like above when you try to connect to the SQL Server 08 (didn't check it on server 05. I think this will work on that on as well.) and you have no idea what is the name of the server. Then you can press a ". "(dot without double quotes) and press connect then you will be able to connect to the server. Simple right. Hope This will help you.


  





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