Installing SQLServer 2005 Express Edition

I have a newly installed XP SP2 system on which no previous versions of Visual Studio products or SQL Server have been installed.

I am trying to install Visual C# Beta 2 express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (CTP) Sept 2005.

I have followed the installation instructions, installing the VC# product first. This appears to have been successful with the following products having been installed:

.Net Framework 2.0 Beta 2
MSDN Express Library 2005 Beta 2 - English
Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Beta 2 - English

I also have Windows Installer 3.1 installed.

When I then try to install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (CTP) Sept 2005 by running the SQLExpr.exe self extracting install package I get a message informing me that Setup has detected incompatible components from beta versions of Visual Studio, .Net FRamework or SQL Server 2005.

What have I done wrong?

[903 byte] By [DennisJelavic] at [2007-12-17]

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# 1

The Sept 2005 CTP version of SSE requires the RC version of the .NET Framework (build 2.0.50727). If you want to install SSE on that specific machine, you will need to do one of the following:
1. uninstall your Beta 2 components and then install the RC framework and SSE
2. Install the Beta 2 version of SSE.

If you plan to uninstall Beta 2, use the clean up tool:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=47598

QuanT at 2007-9-9 >

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# 2

Thanks,

You say to install RC framework and SSE in point 1 and then to install Beta 2 version of SSE.

Are you implying that I need to install the Beta 2 SSE on top of a previous SSE?
Dennis J.

DennisJelavic at 2007-9-9 >

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