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Can not connect to server

Hi guys, i am new to SQL server 2005. I have installed SQL server 2005(Enterprise edition) on my pc because i have to make a project for my university database course.
However i can’t connect to a server. I want to register a server and create one database on my pc and then access it from my pc. I am logged on windows as the administrator and i am usind windows authentication in SQL server.
Can anyone give some basic guidelines so i can register the server and connect to it and get my project started. Thank you guys

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are you getting any error while connecting —————————————-
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When i try to connect i get the following message //* Cannot connect to SATER. ——————————
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 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) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53) */

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Hi,
Enable Remote Connections from Surface Area Configuration. Regards Hemantgiri S. Goswami
"Humans don’t have Caliber to PASS TIME , Time it self Pass or Fail Humans" – by Hemantgiri S. Goswami
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/914277 —————————————-
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