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I am a newbie.

I recently installed SQL Server 2008 on my server.

When I try to login, it does not show me any server when in Browse (see below) enter image description here

What could be wrong?

Please let me know.

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Check that the SQL Server Browser service is running on the server, and that your instances are also running.

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Kindly Restart your server and make sure that your sql server services are running, also your instance services are running.

You can check that in SQL Server Configuration Manager.

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  • Hi, I restarted the server and I still do not see anything in SQL Server Configuration Manager. What could be wrong?
    – meetpd
    May 31, 2012 at 10:56
  • you must have stopped services in you SQL Server Configuration Manager other wise you have not installed SQL server on your server. May 31, 2012 at 10:58
  • Just to let you know that when I click SQL Server Services in SQL Configuration Manager, I do not see anything there. What could be the issue?
    – meetpd
    May 31, 2012 at 10:59
  • Which version of SQL server you have installed? May 31, 2012 at 11:02
  • SQL Server 2008
    – meetpd
    May 31, 2012 at 11:02
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I installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Mangement Studio with Management Tools and that solved my problem.

(en_sql_server_2008_r2_express_with_management_tools_x86.iso)

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  • Probably that solved it because it will (if properly checked in setup) start your SQL Server Browser service, like CodeByMoonlight suggests. This is something to watch if installing/uninstalling instances of MSSQL, setup may turn on/off the Server Browser.
    – Gomibushi
    Jun 1, 2012 at 12:34

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