Just found this out by trial and error. I was trying to register a 2nd
instance of SQL Server 2000 on one of our servers. I was able to register,
no problem, but I noticed that this server instance (call it

registration wizard.

Is this just a bug in the 2000 Enterprise Manager or is there something you
have to do during instance setup to make 2nd instances visible on the list?

(When I deleted all registrations for that server, the
appeared on the list but still no \testname. I should also
mention that I was not the one who set up the 2nd instance and 2nd instances
are not a common practice in our shop.)

The list has never been reliable due to several technical reasons and implementations. Type the
name.

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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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As Tibor has already mentioned, it happens sometimes. However, it mostly
appears (at least for me) on the list after you enter an instance's name
manually and successfully logined once.

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Ekrem Önsoy

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