Thanks Gregory.

>>If I remember correctly there's been a discussion over here on the order of installation of software.
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>>Which one should I install first?
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>>Visual studio.net and then SQL Server 2005 or the other way around?
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>Denis,
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>First, if you want vs2008 sp1, and you haven't got .net framework 3.5 sp1, install it
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>vs2008 install has (a version of) sql server - you may want to uncheck the installation of sqlserver 2005
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>After vs2008 has been installed, try vs2008 SP1. Then go for sqlserver 2008 or 2005
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>Note: Do a complete pc backup on a disk/usb drive prior to installing anything - in case you want to revert or anything goes wrong