How to Connect to a Database with My. SQL Workbench. Hello Am not able to connect Workbench to the SQLExpress db engine installed on my laptops Windows 7 Professional hard drive. Have successfully connected to the db engine with SQL Server Mgmt Studio, run queries, etc. In Workbench, I do not know which Connection Method to use, and have tried filling in variations of SSMSs connection properties with no luck. Microsoft Sql Server Error 10061 Solution Center' title='Microsoft Sql Server Error 10061 Solution Center' />Right now, youre mixing the MySQL driver DRIVERMySQL ODBC 3. Driver with a Microsoft SQL Server Express server name Data SourceMYUSERNAMESQLEXPRESS. Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their informationdriven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more. Interactive SQL documentation for SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise Interactive SQL Online Help Interactive SQL Version 16. Here is the error seen by SCOM Management Console Microsoft. EnterpriseManagement. Common. ServiceNotRunningException The Data Access. They are Server Name DACERP6. MGSQLEXPRESS Authentication Windows User Name DACERP6. MGDeirdre Connect to database lt default. Windows 7 has no password. I have tried creating the Workbench connection with Mgmt Studio running connected, and without. All help greatly appreciated  Thanks, Dee. BEGINNING On Sept 7, 2. I installed both MS SQLServer Express, Mgmt Studio and prerequisite tools to their default paths. Seven days later I installed Workbench. Windows User Profiles all Type Local DACERP6. MGDeirdre Administrator NTSERVICEMSSQLSQLEXPRESS NTSERVICEMSSQLSQLSRVEXPR NTSERVICEMSSQLFDLauncherSQLSRVEXPR NTSERVICEReport. ServerSQLSRVEXPRTESTINGHave tried different online suggestions  With my service providers IP address Host 1. Port 3. 30. 6, Workbench loads with Service Status Stopped. Start Sever brings log message f Cannot connect to My. SQL server on 1. Connection properties that display are Host na Socket na Port na Version na Compiled For na na Configuration File  C Program DataMy. SQLMy. SQL Server 5. Silicon Image Sil3512 Windows 7 Driver there. Have searched for SQL Server related. I both C Program Files, C Program Files x. Also searched C for Date Modified and found only long file names in C Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL1. SQLEXPRESSMSSQLBinn and C WindowsinfMSSQLSQLEXPRESS0. SERVICES  Both services SQL Server SQLEXPRESS and SQL Server SQLSRVEXPR are Started and Automatic. When I try to start SQL Server Agent SQLEXPRESS and SQL Server Agent SQLSRVEXPR, I get the message that service on Local Comptuer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are no in use by other services or programs.