Install or uninstall .NET Framework 2.0

I want to instal Sql Server express, problem is

On this link http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download/ , they say
you must uninstall any previous versions of ... and the .NET Framework 2.0.
Yet here on step two in the instruction section in this link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=220549b5-0b07-4448-8848-dcc397514b41&displaylang=en
they say I should install it

Where is the truth!

First, if you have a prerelease build of .Net Framework 2.0 installed on your machine you need to uninstall it. There is no way around this.

Second, in order to install SQL Server Express, you need to first install the released version of .Net Framework.

So yes, you need to uninstall and then install to install SQL Server Express. The key information is you're uninstalling prerelease builds and installing the final release build.

I hope this clears up the confusion.

Cheers,
Dan

Instal Reporting Services on server with SharePoint Portal

Is this configuration supported and if it is, are there directions on the process to install these on the same server? The only instructions I can find are for sharepoint, not portal on the same server as Reporting Services.

SPS is the exact same instructions as WSS. In SQL 2005, this will be supported without any work post-setup.