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- On the Start menu, click All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 > Configuration Tools > SQL Server Configuration Manager
- In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand the node SQL Server Configuration Manager (Local) > SQL Server Network Configuration and then click on Protocols for SQLEXPRESS.
- If TCP/IP is disabled, right-click TCP/IP and then click Enable.
- If Named Pipes is enabled, right-click Named Pipes and then click Disable.
- Double-click TCP/IP to open the properties for the protocol.
- On the Protocol tab, set Listen All to Yes.
- On the IP Addresses tab, disable TCP Dynamic Ports by leaving it blank on all interfaces.
- On the IP Addresses tab, set the TCP Port to 1433 on all interfaces.
- Click OK to save the changes.
- In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand the node SQL Server Configuration Manager (Local) > SQL Native Client 10.0 Configuration, and then click on the Client Protocols node.
- If TCP/IP is disabled, right-click TCP/IP and then click Enable.
- If Named Pipes is enabled, right-click Named Pipes and then click Disable.
- Double-click TCP/IP to open the properties for the protocol.
- Set the Default Port to 1433, and then click OK to save changes.
- In SQL Server Configuration Manager, click the SQL Server Services node.
- Right-click SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS), and then click Restart.
- Close After SQL Server has finished restarting, close SQL Server Configuration Manager.