I have a VPS at a hosting company and it runs Windows 2003 Datacenter Edition. I just recently installed SP2 for Windows.
When I try to install SQL Server 2008 Express the minimum requirements fails. According to Microsoft the OS Version I have should be supported. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx#Express32
When viewing the setup log I can see:
2009-09-29 10:39:13 Slp: Rule 'OsVersionCheck' detection result: major=5, minor=2, SP=1
It detects the OS as SP=1. When I go to properties on "My computer" it says: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Service Pack 2
How can I install SQL Server 2008 Express?