If you are a developer experiencing “Connect to Server” errors using SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine or development box, consult the checklist below to quickly find, and fix ...

When SQL Server Management Studio is already open, the easiest way to open SQL Profiler is to click on the Tools dropdown menu. Then select "SQL Server Profiler" from the menu.

Click "Tools," then "Options," then SQL Server Object Explorer" in Management Studio to open the object explorer. Right-click the "Databases" folder in Object Explorer, and click "Synchronize ...