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MAJOR SQL express INSTALLATION HELP PLEASE!

Hi
I have installed and unsinstallled (on a clean machine to begin with) the visual web developer express 100000 times now it keeps installing 3 out of 4 namely
- .net framework 2.0
- web dev express
- MSDN

but it wont install the sql express server...and trying to download and install the sql express installer only gives me that:
"SQL server 2005 Setup has deteced incomatible components from beta version of Visual Studio, .NET framework or SQL Server 2005. Use Add or Remove program...blabla"

And I have never had anything installed of such on this machine...
I am going nuts regardgin this any idea any one?

Thanks in advance
Arti

[678 byte] By [arti_z] at [2007-12-17]
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# 1
I certainly sympathize. Although I still don't have sql express 2005 installed yet, I at least got past the "incompatible components" garbage by using that windows installer cleanup utility. Maybe that will be enough to get you the rest of the way - worth a try if you haven't tried it yet.

Good luck,
Al

Tiggyboo at 2007-9-8 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Express Editions,Installing and Registering Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions...
# 2
Thanks Al
But have tried that as well. No luck! (actually it gives me some strange messages as well which it didnt do the first times?!?!).

a tired installer :(
/Arti

arti_z at 2007-9-8 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Express Editions,Installing and Registering Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions...
# 3
Hi Arti,

It sounds like there may still be some SQL beta components still left on your machine. Please see http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/09/13/465401.aspx. There are a list of steps on how to detect and remove SQL components manually.

JuneLow at 2007-9-8 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Express Editions,Installing and Registering Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions...
# 4
Super duper it almost worked! I got to the point where I found the stuff that was hiding and removed them. I even got the installer to start installing. However in final part of the installation is was telling me that an instance with same name exisit proceed installation with a different name?!?! and the two last steps did not go through...I have removed everything now...but there seems to be an installation with same name?

any ideas?!?
(Thanks again for the first one!)
/Arti

arti_z at 2007-9-8 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Express Editions,Installing and Registering Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions...
# 5
Hi Arti:

Sometimes the named instance is left behind during an unclean uninstall.

There are a couple of things you can try:

1. Aaron's blog has a post about the SQL Server 2005 beta removal tool: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/06/14/429194.aspx

2. This article talks about what a user instance is: http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnsse/html/sqlexpuserinst.asp. If you could locate the folder that's keeping the old user instance from being deleted, you can delete it manually and try reinstalling. Note that after uninstalling SQL Express (manually, or via the tool), it is important to reboot to really remove all instances.

Good Luck!
Ravenna

Ravenna at 2007-9-8 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Express Editions,Installing and Registering Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions...
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