SQL Server Configuration Manager shows no services I have installed Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2008 on my system. When I tried to open it for the first time, it asked me for the "Server Name" when I surfed I came to know that I have to check the instance name in Configuration manager-->Sql Services, but I couldn't find any services running in Configuration Manager, it is showing "There are no items to show"

I tried to find out but couldn't.

What am I doing wrong?
You have just downloaded the Management Studio, which is nothing else as an IDE. It seems to me, that you haven't downloaded/installed the SQL Server itself.

You can download it right here. On the website, just hit the download button and check the SQL Server, which is called something like SQLEXPR_x64... or if you running a 32 bit system SQLEXPR_x86....

For those who haven't SSMS downloaded, you can check SSMS on the same download page too and it will be downloaded with the server.