SQL Server r2 installation error update Visual Studio 2008 to SP1

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I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 r2  I keep on getting following error and not being able to install     Then I visited the following link and corrected SP1 and 1 as indicated   Another version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 has been detected on this system that must be updated to SP1  Please update all Visual Studio 2008 installations to SP1 level  by visiting Microsoft Update   I even searched through my computer to find Microsoft Visual Studio 2008  but it doesn t exist   Then I tried to install Microsoft Visual Studio Express with SP1  It also showed me the same error indicating the existance of the previous version os Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and asked me to update   So  I visited the following link to install and update SP1   Download SP1  Then it says me that there is no Visual Studio 2008 as follows    I am too much freaked out   I am waiting impatiently if someone could come up with the solution and I am not being able to do anything with SQL server   Thanx to both solvers and viewers   Some other links I tried are   RemoveKB944899  Using MsiInv to gather information about what is installed on a computer  Fix problems that programs cannot be installed or uninstalled  None of these could be of any help to me

User · Answer

I used the Visual Studio 2008 Uninstall tool and it worked fine for me.

You can use this tool to uninstall Visual Studio 2008 official release and Visual Studio 2008 Release candidate (Only English version).

Found here, on the MSDN Forum: MSDN forum topic.

I found this answer here

Be sure you run the tool with admin-rights.

User · Answer

Finally  I solved it  Even though the solution is a bit lengthy  I think its the simplest  The solution is as follows         Install Visual Studio 2008   Install the service Package 1  SP1    Install SQL Server 2008 r2

[visual-studio-2008] SQL Server r2 installation error .. update Visual Studio 2008 to SP1

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