Go to Start->Run-> Type 'sqlwb'

See if you get anything.

Check this out:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151329.aspx

There should be something from them, keep searching.

Thanks for the question

There are many useful links available, you could check some below.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/198478/advantages-of-sql-server-2008-over-sql-server-2005

http://www.pcapps.com/database-services/consulting-and-development/sql-server-2008.aspx

Appears to be related to firewall issues.

Were you able to check contents of SQL Server error log in that install folder location. Do you see any errors etc.

Did you check if that server name is correct?

If you are not sure, you should be able to get that from the error log.

What is the error message you are getting?

You could download SQL server 2008 R2 evaluation edition from below link and install it on your system.

Try installing first.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ff459612

Good question, thanks.

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