SqlDataSourceEnumerator.Instance.GetDataSources() does not locate local SQL server 2008 instance

Question

I use the following code to list all the remote and local SQL Server instances:

public static void LocateSqlInstances()
  {
     using( DataTable sqlSources          


        

Answer 1

var registryViewArray = new[] { RegistryView.Registry32, RegistryView.Registry64 };

foreach (var registryView in registryViewArray)
{
    using (var hklm = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(RegistryHive.LocalMachine, registryView))
    using (var key = hklm.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server"))
    {
        var instances = (string[]) key?.GetValue("InstalledInstances");
        if (instances != null)
        {
            foreach (var element in instances)
            {
                if (element == "MSSQLSERVER")
                    Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.MachineName);
                else
                    Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.MachineName + @"\" + element);

            }
        }
    }
}

Console.ReadKey();