Cannot install Visual Studio Express without adding SQL Server Express

Question

I would like to install Visual Studio Express, but Microsoft insist you get it using a tool called 'WebPI', which then tells me I have to download SQL Server 2008 R2 Express as well. http://www.microsoft.com/express/Web/

Since I already have the full version of SQL 2008 R2 installed, I would rather not! So how can I get past this WebPI annoyance? It won't let me opt out of the SQL install, and it asks me to set a "sa" password before I can carry on! I don't want it to overwrite my current SQL install.

You can avoid WebPI and download a .ISO file from here... http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/E/5/1E5F1C0A-0D5B-426A-A603-1798B951DDAE/VS2010Express1.iso ...but that is a 600Mb file so I assume it includes SQL too.

Answer 1

Finally I spotted an .EXE link on a random forum... http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/D/6/0D600544-AD1A-45FB-8D40-838EBF3C03EC/vwd_web.exe ...only 3Mb so looks about right....but then it still says it wants to install SQL R2 Management Objects and then fires off a 124Mb download!

Eventually this seems to have worked, and hasnt killed my existing SQL R2 install.