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Does Visual Web Developer 2008 Express require SQL Server 2005 instead of 2008?

When I double click on the mdf file in Visual Web Developer 2008 (NerdDinner.mdf) it says:

SQL Server (* .mdf) file connections require SQL Server Express 2005 to function properly. Please check the component installation or download it from the URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=49251

The url of course points to SQL Server Express 2008. I have one installed and running. Any ideas why I am getting this message?

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You probably installed Visual Web Developer 2008 Express with custom settings and missed part of the database.

Visual Web Developer 2008 Express originally shipped with SQL Server Express 2005. At that time, SQL Server Express 2008 was not yet ready.



Don't worry about the error message and just install SQL Server Express 2008.

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As far as I know, support for SQL Server 2008 was added in Visual Studio Service Pack 1.



You can download it here .

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