Upgrade Visual Studio 2008 to SP1 to install SQL Server 2008 Management Studio

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Why do I need to to upgrade my Visual Studio 2008 to SP1 in order to install SQL Server 2008 Management Studio if I already have Microsoft Visual Studio 2010? How to avoid not to upgrade anymore my Visual Studio 2008 to SP1 to successfully install SQL Server 2008 Management Studio?

Best Answer

If you have Visual Studio 2008 and one or more 2008 Express Editions, you must upgrade all of them to SP1.