SQL2000 databases in EM for SQL server 2008

[hafa]

I just installed the shiny new MSSQL server 2008 standard (MAPS) on my production machine and low and behold, I could no longer see any databases on MSSQL5, which I previously had access to in the beta "Katami" version of MSSQL 2008.

After a bit of research I found the following solution:

Connect to the DB in EM like you usually do, and the click ONCE on the Databases object in the left-hand side. DO NOT expand the note:

Click F7 to bring up the object explorer:

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[hafa]

Right click on ANY of the column titles in the right-hand side and a list will come up. DESELECT collation:

This will allow databases, tables, etc to display from this point forward for all connections.

More detailed information about this particular issue, please see this article.

Unfortunately, this does not address the non-display issue for MSSQL 2005 databases not displaying the list of DBs...