>But you still haven't said what the exact same error is !
I said it a couple of times. The Setup thinks that I don't have .NET 4.0 and VS Shell 2010 installed. Trying to install from the CD always fails with the exact same message.
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>>It wants to get vs_setup.msi for VS 2010 Ultimate and I have no idea where to get it.
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>MSDN downloads presumably?
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The question is - how will I get to the right download and how can I download it after my MSDN subscription has already expired.
>Never tried this but it might help :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144256.aspxI'm not upgrading my existing SQL Server 2008 R2, I want to install SQL Server 2012 as a new instance and switch between them at will.
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