Reply To: How to view an MDF file for archive purposes? Stephen West ~ Modified: 03-Sep-2015 ~ ~ 1 Minute Reading Home › Forums › How to view an MDF file for archive purposes? › Reply To: How to view an MDF file for archive purposes? September 3, 2015 at 12:30 pm #560 Score: 0 Stephen WestModerator Karma: 4 pts That’s right the SQL Server is not shown as a running service. Now how do I overcome this? Go