Problem installing SQL Server on Win 7 with Visual Studio

Question

I have Windows 7 box. I want to install SQL Server 2005 on it.

The box has following programs already installed:

• Visual Studio 2005
• Visual Studio 2008
• Visual Studio 2010

I had SQL server 2008 which I uninstalled.

When I try to install SQL Server 2005, I get the following warning message:

If I click on "Check for solutions online", it says no solution exists.

If I click on "Run program", I get this error and SQL server is not installed

Please let me know if you have know of a solution to this.

Answer 1

Solved!

There are two folders in the installer - Server and Tools.

I was trying to install Server first, and it did not install.

When I ran setup.exe from Tools it installed. Then I ran setup.exe from Server and it worked.

Windows 7 and Visual Studio installations did not have anything to do as I had speculated before.

Thanks.