Can I install Microsoft Visual Web Developer w/o a SQL Server Express installation?
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When I attempt to install Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, it forces an installation of SQL Server 2008 Express, which is okay. However, it forces it to have the instance name SQLEXPRESS instead being the default instance.
I tried installing SQL Server 2008 Express first, but the Web Platform Installer 3.0 still wants to download and install the named instance, which then I have to uninstall.
I'm putting together a guide that several others in my group will follow, so I'd like to not have to tell them to "install, then uninstall".
So, is there any reasonable way to either (1) install VWD w/o SS, or (2) install VWD but configure SS do use the default instance?
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