Here are the steps to view corrupt, damaged, and orphaned MDF files without requiring SQL Server:

Step 1: Download and open the Kernel MDF Viewer tool.

Open Kernel MSG Viewer

Step 2: Click on the Open button at the top-left corner to proceed..

Click on open

Step 3: Click on the Browse button to upload the MDF file.

Click on browse

Step 4: Navigate to the location where your MDF file is, select it, and click Open.

Select your file and click on open

Step 5: Select a recovery mode to recover the SQL database, SQL database version, collation option, and select Include deleted records in recovery (if needed), then click Recover.

Click on recover

Step 6: Your selected MDF file will be added shortly. Click to preview content and objects within the MDF file.

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