Just started a new job and everything was already installed on my machine.
It’s not exactly a friendly bunch. (early days)
I have SQL Server 2008 R2 and I see I have Visual Studio 2010 SP1.
I don’t have any intellisense in SQL Server Management Studio.
Googled and found hundreds of hits!!!
Ultimately I have found this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=2507770&kbln=en-us#step1
The problem is I have so many hotfixes to choose from and I don’t know which one
Do you know?

thanks a lot
First of all – intellisense in SQL Server Management Studio 2008 and newer only works against databases that are also 2008 or newer – it will not work against a 2005 database.
Next – have you made sure intellisense is enabled in SSMS ?
Then – if it is enabled – sometimes it helps to refresh the local cache: