SQL Server Express 2014 CTP2 LocalDB

I just installed 2014 SQL Express and everything looked like it worked just fine.
Too fine for my own good because it updated the database files to version 782 and now I am stuck.
I cannot get SQL Server Management Studio nor VS 2013 Express to connect to LocalDB v12.0, only to LocalDB v11.0, but the latter does not read version 782 data base files.
The Discovery Report shows that LocalDB v.12 has been configured. But when I try to connect with "(LocalDB)\v12.0" I get "Cannot connect..." It can still connect with "(LocalDB)\v11.0" but than cannot open the v.782
data bases.
And when I try to open an SQLexpress database in VS 2013 Express it comes back with "An incompatible SQL Server version was detected."

Hello ,
Do you know these links ?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh510202(v=sql.120).aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4609.troubleshoot-sql-server-2012-express-localdb.aspx
You may have problems with access permissions on the files of the database ( see at the end of the 2nd link ). The user must be added to the list of authorized users to connect and so on.
There was also a similar problem of connection for applications created with VS 2010 towards localdb 2012.
See also the articles from the SQL Server Express Weblog ( for 2012 but the remarks could be always interesting )
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlexpress/archive/2011/11/28/using-localdb-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlexpress/archive/2011/10/28/localdb-where-is-my-database.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlexpress/archive/2011/10/27/net-framework-4-now-supports-localdb.aspx
Please , could you explain how you have created your localdb on the users computers ?
I am surprised by your short error message ( I think that you have not provided the full error message ).
Have a nice day
PS : as you are using a SQL Server Express 2014 CTP2 , it is possible that the RTM version could solve your problem. I have applied always a rule : I never install an application using a new version of SQL Server before the release of the SP1.
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Thank you, it worked! I suppose that it was really your nr.3 which made the difference. I changed NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS to NT AUTHORITY\System for the Data service. I'll then change it again as suggested (any suggestion about a "standard"
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Could you please examine the event viewer (Control Panel – Administrative Tools) and share with us any errors you may find?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/open-event-viewer#1TC=windows-7
Could you please examine SQL Server error log also and share any errors you may find?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187109(v=sql.120).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175832(v=sql.120).aspx
If you use Windows backup feature, could you please verify if it includes a backup of SQL Server. That may be a possible
cause.
Make sure user databases do not have the “Auto close”
option set to true.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb402929.aspx
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

SQL Server Express 2014 CTP2 LocalDB

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