>Your problem comes by the fact that MSDE and SQL Server Desktop can not run on the same machine. I am not sure at 100% so if someboky can confirm.
Since MSDE and SQL Server use the same DLL, you can't have both on a same computer (same DLL also means same service pack). Also there is no reason to have both.
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