error code 40: Could not open connection to sql server

Please help:

I can't create a local database cause of this error

I've tried a lot of things: tcp/ip port , .....

I don't know why this error raised as well as I'm using a local database and not a remote one!!

Nothing is working!!

[321 byte] By [JoeFarah] at [2007-12-23]
# 1
maybe check if your sql server is running ?
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