I went to Microsoft.com to download the free SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. I've used SQL Server 2005 in the past, but really haven't worked with 2008 yet.
I was presented with the following options:
I went to install "Runtime with Management Tools", since I have no need for reporting. I definitely need the runtime, and the SQL Server Management Studio that I worked with in SQL Server 2005 was pretty cool.
When I began the install process (they have a Web Installer now), I started getting an error message:
Turned out the problem was the the instance of SQL Server 2005 that was installed (probably as one of the options that I chose, though I can't recall) as part of my Visual Studio .NET 2008 Installation.
I went into Control Panel and uninstalled SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, and all of its dependencies (pretty much every program that started with the name "SQL Server"). I figured I'd uninstall the dependencies first, and finally SQL Server 2005 Express Edition last.
Turned out this was a big mistake. It basically ended up orphaning my SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, so that I couldn't fully uninstall it. So I ended up downloading and reinstalling SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3, and then uninstalling it.
This worked, and when I went back to install SQL Server 2008 Express, I got a new error message:
Getting closer! Just need to install VS.NET 2008 SP1.
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