Ben that folder is hidden if you use windows explorer, just search for SQLEXPRESS in C:\Users or type in directly:
C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Data
Thank you guys, I had this problem for days (after uninstalling my instance of SQL2005 and leaving SQL2008) but after changing to run SQL Express to the local account and deleting the SQLEXPRESS folder it worked like a charm (no need to restart)
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Re: Failed to generate a user instance of SQL Server
Aug 30, 2010 05:25 AM|LINK
Ben that folder is hidden if you use windows explorer, just search for SQLEXPRESS in C:\Users or type in directly:
C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Data
Thank you guys, I had this problem for days (after uninstalling my instance of SQL2005 and leaving SQL2008) but after changing to run SQL Express to the local account and deleting the SQLEXPRESS folder it worked like a charm (no need to restart)