>>Right. Someone else was having problems uninstalling SQL Server Express prior edition, but I searched and could not find this thread so far.
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>>I've installed SQL Server Express 2008 on a fresh PC without problems. However, there is an interesting problem discussed here
>>http://forums.asp.net/t/1340139.aspx
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>>and as a minor problem I noticed that Ctrl+Shift+M dialog doesn't work for entering procedure parameters.
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>>In the meantime I'll continue my search.
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>Ok, thanks for the additional information.

You're welcome. I could not find this thread on the forum I specified. I'll check in another place.