title: SQL Server r2 installation error .. update Visual Studio 2008 to SP1
body: <p>I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 r2. I keep on getting following error and not being able to install.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/NdujF.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Then I visited the following link and corrected SP1 and 1 as indicated:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://sqlserverstore.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/another-version-of-microsoft-visual.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Another version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 has been detected on this system that must be updated to SP1. Please update all Visual Studio 2008 installations to SP1 level, by visiting Microsoft Update.</a></p>
  
  <p>I even searched through my computer to find Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, but it doesn't exist.</p>
  
  <p>Then I tried to install Microsoft Visual Studio Express with SP1. It also showed me the same error indicating the existance of the previous version os Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and asked me to update.</p>
  
  <p>So, I visited the following link to install and update SP1:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10986" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Download SP1</a></p>
  
  <p>Then it says me that there is no Visual Studio 2008 as follows</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/c55ws.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I am too much freaked out.</p>
  
  <p>I am waiting impatiently if someone could come up with the solution and I am not being able to do anything with SQL server.</p>
  
  <p>Thanx to both solvers and viewers.</p>
  
  <p>Some other links I tried are:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/RemoveKB944899" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RemoveKB944899</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2005/07/01/434814.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Using MsiInv to gather information about what is installed on a computer</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fix problems that programs cannot be installed or uninstalled</a></p>
  
  <p>None of these could be of any help to me.</p>