SQL Server - how to attech a database in sql server 2005

hi all,

i have a problem , my sql server fails to connect server,

so i am uninstall that, freshly installed it is connect to server and working fine.

but i lost my old data , i find the old db location. Their is both .mdf .ldf files

try to attech those, but fails. i know the reason becuase i didn't dettach those. so fails.

their any way to attech the old database, and retrive the data.

This link may help:

http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/04/26/sql-server-attach-mdf-file-without-ldf-file-in-database/

You have both the mdf and ldf files, the above link assumes you only have the mdf file, so it should work.