Is is possible to change the "name" of an instance

theHi,
Have a named instance of SQL Server, but have discovered that the application for which the SQL Server was installed will not work with a named instance. So, is there a way to change the instance to become a default one, or will it require a full instance
to create the default instance ?
Thanks
Best bet is to install a default instance, then detach your databases on the
named instance and attach them to the default instance.
Richard Waymire, MCSE, MCDBA
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"Al" <Al@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> theHi,
> Have a named instance of SQL Server, but have discovered that the
> application for which the SQL Server was installed will not work with a
> named instance. So, is there a way to change the instance to become a
> default one, or will it require a full instance to create the default
> instance ?
> Thanks
|||Thanks for that Richard. Pretty much what I figured.
We are actually using an alias to get round the problem, as only a couple of machines need to attach directly to the database.
"Richard Waymire [MSFT]" wrote:

> Best bet is to install a default instance, then detach your databases on the
> named instance and attach them to the default instance.
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> Richard Waymire, MCSE, MCDBA
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> "Al" <Al@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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