Unable to install SQL 2005 Express on my XP Desktop

Hi Folks,

I am unable to install SQL 2005 Express on my XP desktop. I receive following error:

SQL Server 2005 setup has detected incompatible components from beta versions of Visual Studio .............

- I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Visual Studio 2005 Express many times
- I do not see any version of SQL installed on my machine from Add/Remove Program
- I checked the running processes and there is no instance of SQL running

I do not know where this incompatible version of SQL is on my machine. I am getting ready to format my machine but I want to see if someone can help me install 2005 express without having to format my PC.

Thanks in advance!

- Aaron


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Unable to install SQL 2005 Express on my XP Desktop