Error connecting to sql server 2005 express

Just manged to install sql server 2005 express after two days. I have a problem now! When i try to connect to it via my browser (local database), i get the following error:

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)

I have opened the surface area configuration manager and set the connections to remote and local but it still doesnt work

Any ideas would be great

Paul

I experienced the same problem when I tried to connect to the database via "Add new connection",
but when I entered the path as localhost\sqlexpress, it worked. So you could try the same.

Hope that helps.|||

You are right. thanks a lot

Cheers