Reply To: How to view an MDF file for archive purposes? Andrew Jackson ~ Modified: September 4th, 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 4, 2015 at 7:46 am #561 Score: 0 Andrew JacksonModerator Karma: 1 pt If you see a service but it is stopped, start it by right hitting start, If you do not see a SQL Server service, it is likely you did not install the Server Tools during the install. In this case you need to reinstall with the server tools. Search