Installation problem

I would like to install the eval version of XPe. The tools setup was running
fine.
Earlier I uninstalled the VS 2005 beta, which had SQL Server 2005 included.
Of course the uninstall process had to be in a certain order - I found the
howto later in MSDN, but it was too late - my fault?

When I now try to install the database of XPe the message 'you need MSDE or
SQL Server on this device' comes up. When trying to install the database
engine the message 'an instance of MSDE or SQL Server is already installed'
appears.

What the heck is the setup routine looking for?

The XPe setup program is most likely looking for MSDE or SQL Server 2000,
but is probably not aware of SQL 2005. However, the MSDE installer is
apparently catching the SQL 2005 instance (which is a separate product from
Visual Studio 2005 and would need to be uninstalled separately) and saying
that it won't install over the existing instance.

Solution: Completely uninstall SQL Server 2005, install MSDE, then try
installing the XPe tools and database again. It should work this time. In
addition, if you wish to upgrade to SQL Server 2005 again, you should be
able to do so with no ill effects once the database is installed.

Hope this helps! =)

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Matt Kellner (mattkell@online.microsoft.com)
SDET, Windows Embedded Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"Brix" <jpharrah@mail.com> wrote in message
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>I would like to install the eval version of XPe. The tools setup was
>running fine.
> Earlier I uninstalled the VS 2005 beta, which had SQL Server 2005
> included. Of course the uninstall process had to be in a certain order - I
> found the howto later in MSDN, but it was too late - my fault?
>
> When I now try to install the database of XPe the message 'you need MSDE
> or SQL Server on this device' comes up. When trying to install the
> database engine the message 'an instance of MSDE or SQL Server is already
> installed' appears.
>
> What the heck is the setup routine looking for?
>
>
>