SQLServerCentral / SQL Server 2005 / SQL Server 2005 General Discussion / management studio is unable to see local instances / Latest PostsInstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comWed, 19 Jun 2013 01:35:29 GMT20RE: management studio is unable to see local instanceshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1382304-149-1.aspxIs the SQL Browser service running locally? Also, what happens if you manually type in the instance names and try to connect?Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:55:02 GMTJoie Andrewmanagement studio is unable to see local instanceshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1382304-149-1.aspxHi Alli have a problem on my serverthe management studio is unable to see local instances when trying to choose from the " browse for more: selection.i have 4 instances on the server.all sql services are running and sql browser.please help!!!!Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:58:00 GMTilan bachar-404730