SQL EXPRESS Connection Problem

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i cant see the db from SSMS. The only dbs i see when i log into SSMS are the system dbs (master, model, msdb, and tempdb)

Well - that's kind of a deal breaker!

btw - it's not that "i cant see the db from SSMS" - it's that the SERVICE running cannot see the DB.

What makes you think you have properly attached the database the local sqlexpress instance running on the workstation??