Dupa cate stiu, nu exista o asemenea posibilitate. Sfatul standard este:
Install a new instance with the desired name.
Move your databases from the old instance to the newly created instance.
Uninstall the old instance. Totusi, cineva a scris urmatorul mesaj:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sqlserver.server/browse_frm/thread/544c4eaf43ddfaf3/f1bdcd1ec9cab158
Citeste thread-ul pana la sfarsit, pt ca nu e asa de simplu cum pare...
Razvan