SQL Express 2008 connection

[Martin Racette]

Hi,

When Windows Update installed SP1 SQL Express 2008 refused to work, so I had
to un-install and then re-install it, but the SQLEXPRESS can not be
connected in either C# Express 2008 or Visual Basic Express 2008.

SO I can no longer finish learning either programing codes, sine they both
require to be connected to SQL EXPRESS 2008

How can I fix this

 

[Olaf Helper]

Hi,

When Windows Update installed SP1 SQL Express 2008 refused to work, so I had
to un-install and then re-install it, but the SQLEXPRESS can not be
connected in either C# Express 2008 or Visual Basic Express 2008.

SO I can no longer finish learning either programing codes, sine they both
require to be connected to SQL EXPRESS 2008

How can I fix this

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Thank You in Advance
Merci a l'avance

Martin

Hello Martin,

do you get an error message when you try to connect (what message)?
Can you see the service in service manager and what instance name is shown?

Greatings,
Olaf Helper

 

[Martin Racette]

When I try to connect I get an error message that Visual Studio need SQL
2005 to access the database, but that database was created using either C#
or VisualBasic 2008 Express, and SQL Express 2008 was install by the install
of the first one that I install, but that was screwed-up by SP1 for SQL 2008

 

[Chris Dunaway]

When I try to connect I get an error message that Visual Studio need SQL
2005 to access the database, but that database was created using either C#
or VisualBasic 2008 Express, and SQL Express 2008 was install by the install
of the first one that I install, but that was screwed-up by SP1 for SQL 2008









--
Thank You in Advance
Merci a l'avance

Martin

Could you please post the exact error message you are encountering?
It is still unclear what exception you are getting.

Chris

 

[Martin Racette]

THis is the error message:
@Connection to SQL Sever files (*.mdf) require SQL Server Express 2005 to
function properly. Please vefiry the installation of the component or
download from the URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=49251@

All I remember is when I installed the Exprexx2008, I do not remember if it
was C# or VisualBasic first, but the install un-installed SQL Sever 2005
Expexx, and then installed SQL Server Express 2008, all was working fine,
until Windows Updates tried to installed SP1 for the SQL Server and then the
SQL Server was not even startting until I un-installed it, and then
re-install it (without the SP1 this time)