Ok, i've been looking around forums for a while now and have not found a post similar to this one or one that offers a solution; so here it goes. I'm trying to install management studio and in the web platform installer i keep getting this error: "You must install visual C++ 2008 SP1 before you can install SQL server 2008 Express with tools" I managed to get the install to "work", but it didn't actually install the studio app. So heres my questions: Firstly...why? i've installed this before and not had any issues at all, so why the sudden need for C++? Secondly, does anyone have any insight into my problem and how i cant actually install it? The only real difference between this install and previous installs is that i'm not running it on vista home premium 64-bit (previously 32-bit). I tried installing visual C++ express, but that didn't work. Thank you in advance and for giving up you ...
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