I am afraid to uninstall/reinstall the SQL server because isn't SQL express used for some SBS2003 native functions? I don't want their server to go down or get its settings screwed up irrevocably because I tried to install the BES.
I checked and yes the SQLEXPRESS service is running. I tried stopping and restarting it, and then opening a TELNET session to localhost:1433 and it says "Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port 1433: Connect failed" so I guess that means its not working? I am dying on the vine here guys is there some tutorial or PDF guide I can follow for installing a BES including the prerequisites?