I am pretty much at a loss here, this should be easy. All I am trying to do is install a simple instance of SQL 2008 R2 Express on a Windows 2K8 x64 Server. No luck. The domain name is COPPER, the ...

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I feel like a beta tester. First, the SQL backend must be 2008 R2 SP1 CU6 precisely. Prerequisites fail if CU6 isn't installed. CU6 on a vanilla SQL 2008 R2 SP1 reported install success, but in fact ...