how to create a new start session in sql server 2008 with user from other computer?

Question

I have two computers. One with windows XP where I have SQL Server 2008 Express and other computer with windows 7. In both computers I have sql server management studio.

Both computers are in the same work group. With explorer I can see the shared folder from one computer to each other.

In the windows 7 computer, when in explorer I put \myXPComputer I can see the folder that are shared and a conection that is sqlexpress. If I do doulbe click in this icon I get an error that say that windows can't access to \myXPComputer\slqexpress. However I can connect to the printers that are shared and they are in the xp computer.

So in the xp computer, I open sql server management studio and I try to add a new start session, but I only can see the location \myXPComputer, I can`t select other users from other computers in the same workgroup.

I would like to know kow can access to the database in XP from sql server management studio installed in my windows 7 computer.

Thanks.

Answer 1

In SSMS...

Server type: Database Engine: Server name: the IP of the computer you're connecting to.

Authentication...

you can do windows, but it's harder to set up so let's not. So... make sure your SQL server supports mixed mode authentication and use the credentials of the SQL server you're connecting to, so if you're on 7 and trying to connect to xp, put in the IP of that xp box and the credentials that let you login to that xp box. Those credentials are probably SA. If not, make sure you have mixed mode & SA enabled.

This is the very basic jist of it.