When connecting to a Windows Internal Database, you must used the fairly obscure named pipes syntax, which will be listed below, as the server/instance name in SQL Server Management Studio. As such, the only connection method you can use to connect to a Windows Internal Database, is to use the Named Pipes protocol. It is designed so that only the computer that has it installed, can access the databases. The main thing to note with the Windows Internal Database, is the fact that you cant make remote connections to the database.
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The tool used to connect to the Windows Internal Database is the same as used for the full version (and express editions) of Microsoft SQL Server, which is the SQL Server Management Studio (or SQL Server Management Studio Express). Windows Internal Database currently only comes as a 32bit application, and if installed on a 64bit operating system, it will be installed under “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server” by default. Once the Windows Internal Database has been installed, it can’t be uninstalled via the “add/remove features” wizard (it appears greyed out, so you can’t de-select it). Other services can also use this database engine if needed, such as Active Directory Rights Managements Services, and Windows System Resource Manager. It is also included in Windows Sharepoint 3.0 and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0, where a full version of Microsoft SQL Server may not be available.
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The Windows Internal Database is a varient of Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005, and is included with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. If you are running a Windows 2008 server, you may come across a service called the Windows Internal Database (Sometimes referred to as “SQL Server Embedded Edition”, or see a reference to a database called MICROSOFT#SSEE and be wondering what it actually is, and how can you connect to it.