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When I tried installing SQL Server 2008 Express, the install failed due to this line. How can I circumvent this, or fix the issue?
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Remove an instance of “SQL Server 2008 R2” after reinstalling “SQL Server 2008”

I have installed "SQL Server 2008 R2" with an instance name "SQLEXPRESS". Then I found out it cannot restore from my older "SQL server 2008" backup files . So I uninstalled SQL Server 2008 R2 and ...
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Express - Runs at an average of 2-3% CPU, but gets stuck at 100% sometimes

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Our website has a SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition database with full-text indexing for our website search. Each time a new record is added or updated in one of the indexed tables, the indexing ...