Can't find my Localhost Database Engine for SQL Server

[WWGD]

Hi All,
I had to reinstall my SQL Server and I a having trouble finding the database engine which is the local host. Please see screenshots. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[jedishrfu]

Did you try using the actual tcpip address of your host or the 127.0.0.1 to test that it works ?

Did you try searching on google to see if others had the same problem? It may well be a product issue.

Review your install confit stuff to see you have to place anything in the Microsoft Windows registry ?

 

[willem2]

Can you start SQL server configuration manager? You probably need the check if the sql server browser service running. The TCP/IP network protocol should be enabled. Look if what the name of the instance of SQL server is, and don't browse, but connect to COMPUTERNAME\INSTANCENAME. Look at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sq...-connecting-to-the-sql-server-database-engine See the steps under "testing a local connection"
If that doesn't work look in the windows eventlog if there were any errors during startup of sql server (restart services with configuration manager if necessary).

 

[WWGD]

Thanks all, I just uninstalled and I am re installing at the moment.