Okay, rather than trying to recall what happened before, I just went through
the installation of SQL Server and VS.NET 2005 on a clean machine. Here's
what happened.
1. I installed SQL Server 2005 Standard first (before VS.NET).
2. On the first attempt I received the following error message:
"SQl Server Setup failed to obtain system account information for the ASPNET
account. To proceed, reinstall the .NET Framework, and then run SQL Server
Setup again."
Rather than following those instructions, I went backwards in the setup
wizard and deselected various components until I disovered that including
Reporting Services is what caused that error message to appear. Once I
deselected Reporting Services, the installation of SQL Server proceeded
without further incident.
3. Prior to installing VS.NET, I observed that my Start menu had an item for
"Microsoft Visual Studio 2005" - curious to me because I had only installed
SQL Server Standard at this point. I opened it and, sure enough, there was
the VS.NET IDE. I opened Help | About Microsoft Visual Studio and it listed
the version as Version 8.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200).
The list of Installed products included only these:
__ SQL Server Analysis Services
__ SQL Server Integration Services
__ SQl Server Reporting Services (curious because I didn't install that! at
least I had it DESELECTED in the SQL Server installation wizard)
I then navigated, in the VS.NET IDE to File | New | Project and the only
project types available were "Other Project Types" ---> Visual Studio
Solutions ---> Blank Solution.
Obviously this is not a full installation - but the SQL Server Standard
edition installation does install VS.NET.
So this, Juan, is what I was recalling in my earlier post as "we apparently
get both" when you install one of the products. Sorry I wasn't more clear on
that.
4. I then proceeded to install VS.NET Professional from the DVD. That
installation proceeded smoothly. I then checked Help | About Microsoft
Visual Studio and it listed the version was of course still Version
8.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200).
But now the list of Installed products included 6 additional items, like
each of the languages (C#, etc) and Crystal Reports. And, of course, all of
the possible/expected project types were available via File | New | Project.
So, that's what happens when one installs SQL Server prior to VS.NET. I
suppose I'll have to go back and add Reporting Services now.
-J
"Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:eXgTkSVdGHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> re:[color=green]
>> On another machine I installed SQL SQL Server first, but it apparently
>> installed some version of VS.NET (perhaps for Management Studio).[/color]
>
> I'm not sure I follow you.
>
> How can SQL Server 2005 Professional install VS.NET ?
>
> re:[color=green]
>> but apparently we now get both.[/color]
>
> If by "both" you mean both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Express 2005,
> which is -optionally- installed by VS.NET, not the other way around,
> you can install VS.NET using the "Personalized" option, and then you can
> de-select SQL Server Express 2005 so that VS.NET doesn't install it,
> if you only want to work with SQL Server 2005.
>
> re:[color=green]
>> Maybe it doesn't really matter.[/color]
>
> It does. It's important to share information, so others aren't misguided.
>
>
>
>
> Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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> "Jeremy S." <A@B.COM> wrote in message
> news:ubH8JMVdGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>I have the Professional edition of each.
>>
>> On another machine I installed SQL SQL Server first, but it apparently
>> installed some version of VS.NET (perhaps for Management Studio). Thus my
>> question. Prior to the 2K5 versions, I installed SQL Server by itself
>> first - but apparently we now get both. Maybe it doesn't really matter.
>>
>> -J[/color]
>
>
>[color=green]
>> "Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:OLw6V8UdGHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>I would install SQL Server 2005 *first*, and then install VS 2005.
>>>
>>> If you're talking about SQL Server Express 2005, VS 2005 will install it
>>> for you,
>>> so -in that case- there's nothing to worry about : install VS 2005
>>> first,
>>> and you won't need to install SQL Server Express 2005: VS 2005 will do
>>> it for you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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>>> ===================================
>>> "Jeremy S." <A@B.COM> wrote in message
>>> news:upfGD2UdGHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm about to install VS.NET 2005 and SQL Server 2005 on a new/clean
>>>> development machine (XP Pro/SP2 etc).
>>>>
>>>> Is the order of installation important (i.e., which product should I
>>>> install first)?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]
