Unable to connect SQL Server instance from Visual Studio 2008 SP1 on Vista x64

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Published on 2009-06-26T11:53:25Z Indexed on 2010/05/17 1:40 UTC
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Hi folks!

I installed on a Vista x64 machine Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (with integrated SQL from the installation package) and when I try to add an MDF file to a project or to the App_Data when working with web, I get the following message:

Connections to SQL Server Files (*.mdf) require SQL Server Express 2005 to function properly.  Please verify the installation of the component or download from the URl: http:go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkID=49251.

Just to make sure: SQL 2005 express is installed and I connect to it via SSMS.

Update: I am 90% sure that this is a Microsoft bug with x64 machines.

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