title: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 no database engines
body: <p>I just installed MS SQL Server 2012 (Express). I went through the whole install process from SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe (other things were already installed) with checking all the checkboxes, so I thought I had everything necessary.</p>
  
  <p>When I try to connect to .\sqlexpress, I get a message saying "Cannot connect to .\sqlexpress". See below for message detail, I copied it from another question because mine is in Dutch :-)
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15332418/cannot-connect-to-pc-name-sqlexpress">Cannot connect to .\sqlexpress</a></p>
  
  <p>I did some research through my friends Google and Stackoverflow, but none of the solutions work.
  1. There is nothing in Database Engine -> Local Server Groups -> Register Local Servers (it says "No local servers of type "Database Engine" were found"
  2. I cannot restart the services as I only have one "SQL related" service (SQL Server VSS Writer)
  3. There are no services listed in Sql Server Configuration Manager -> SQL Server Services</p>
  
  <p>Does anybody know what's wrong? Please let me know if you need additional details.
  Thanks, a SQL Server newbie</p>