Re: SQL Server Express

Maybe with the restore feature of WinXP?

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Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC


"NetIdiot" <NetIdiot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:69DDB875-E22E-432F-971A-DCC6E16E67BB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thank you so much for your help. Unfortunately it didn't work. I found
> some
> other stuff in the readme files ... and followed all the steps (including
> the
> cleanup item you referred to).
>
> When I tried to reinstall after all the cleanup, SQL Server express would
> still not install. Any further thought?
>
> "Sylvain Lafontaine" wrote:
>
>> If you are using the July CTP Edition, then SQL Server Express
>> installation
>> might indicate failure though it has actually succeeded due to a mismatch
>> in
>> version checking.
>>
>> Uninstallation of the July CTP Edition, as indicated on the MSDN
>> subscriber
>> site:
>> 1.. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Professional/Standard/Enterprise
>> Architect/Team Suite etc. or other related IDE installs)
>> 2.. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
>> 3.. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Tools Express Edition
>> 4.. Microsoft SQL Native Client
>> 5.. Microsoft Visual Studio 64bit Prerequisites Beta
>> 6.. MSDN Product Documentation
>> 7.. Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office System 2005 Runtime Beta
>> 8.. Microsoft Device Emulator 1.0 Beta
>> 9.. Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Beta
>> 10.. Microsoft SQL Mobile 2005 Development Tools
>> 11.. Microsoft Visual J# Redistributable Package 2.0 Beta (If you see
>> an
>> error removing J# Redistributable Package from Add/Remove Programs,
>> please
>> run "msiexec /x {9046F10C-F5E7-4871-BED9-8288F19C70DF}" from a command
>> line
>> window)
>> 12.. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta (If you see an error removing
>> .NET
>> Framework 2.0 from Add/Remove Programs, please run "msiexec /x
>> {71F8EFBF-09AF-418D-91F1-52707CDFA274}" from a command line window)
>> There is also a Beta Cleanup Tool available but I don't know if it works
>> with the CTP Editions:
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=47065
>>
>> --
>> Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
>> MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
>>
>>
>> "NetIdiot" <NetIdiot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:4F432069-F2B1-461A-B45F-1BE6F5592380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have had to install and uninstall VS.NET 2005 a couple of times
>> >because
>> >of
>> > some errors. The SQL Server express refuses to install ... and hence I
>> > can't
>> > most things I want to work on. I even tried installing an evaluation
>> > version
>> > of SQL 2000.
>> >
>> > It seems I haven't uninstalled in the right sequnce ... causing all the
>> > problems.
>> >
>> > Help please !!!!
>>
>>
>>


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