help!! Visual studio cannot create a connection

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hai,i tried to add a connection in visual studio 2009
and this is the error i got

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pls help me out.
i installed only visual studio 2008(full instalation 4.4 gb)
did i miss something??

Please check the pics. They are not visible here.

turns out, it is a common problem with many listed solutions ::

for starters:
>Tech Dreams: CREATE DATABASE Permission Denied - SQL Express 2005 Problem and Solution
>Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server - SQL Protocols - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

does that help??

found it,just need to add
\sqlexpress after the server name

If you are using SQL Server Express Edition then you need to add that. Otherwise PC Name / IP along with Instance Name is just fine.