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Asked: 2026-06-11T20:42:26+00:00

I am doing a custom install of Visual Studio 2010 onto a new development

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I am doing a custom install of Visual Studio 2010 onto a new development box.

The target machine already has SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 installed.

I see one of the components is SQL Server 2008 Express Service however this machine already has SQL Server installed on it. Its a 1.6 GB disk space savings plus I dont like to add unnecessary services (or installs) if I do not have to.

So my question is, would I want to still install the “express service” even though I have the full Developer Version of SQL Server 2008 R2 already installed? And if so, why? Is there a future benefit or is this somewhat redundant and can I save space and keep this box better tuned?

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    Just wanted to update this as I eventually learned that I did not need to install the express service of SQL Server 2008 because I already had the full developer version installed. There have been no ill effects and I was able to save the disc space required for the express service plus the RAM needed to run and maintain that instance.

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