Thanks Naomi

I Have tried searching the web already with no success - I have done everything suggested - just though a UT member might have had the same problem - I will try your link though

Colin

>Try asking this question on a more specialized forum such as http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssetup/threads
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>>Hi
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>>I have downloaded and attempted to install VS 2010 beta - everything installed OK apart from SQL Server Express - the error log shows the following
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>>Overall summary:
>> Final result: Failed: see details below
>> Exit code (Decimal): -289740454
>> Exit facility code: 1722
>> Exit error code: 59738
>> Exit message: MsiGetProductInfo failed to retrieve ProductVersion for package with Product Code = '{F3494AB6-6900-41C6-AF57-823626827ED8}'. Error code: 1605.
>> Start time: 2010-01-05 17:39:48
>> End time: 2010-01-05 17:40:08
>> Requested action: ComponentUpdate
>> Log with failure: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\VSExpress_10.0\Detail_ComponentUpdate.txt
>> Exception help link: http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%3fLinkId%3d20476%26ProdName%3dMicrosoft%2bSQL%2bServer%26EvtSrc%3dsetup.rll%26EvtID%3d50000%26ProdVer%3d10.0.2531.0%26EvtType%3d0xD94919CC%400xEE30244D
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>>Can anyone tell what to do - I have tried to install a version of SQL Server Express before and had the same problem