SharePoint 2010 Beta 2 SQL Server Version

I ran into some trouble getting SQL Server installed on the same box as SharePoint. It think it may have something to do with the order of installing applications. As a general rule of thumb make sure that you install from the oldest to the newest apps. This is especially true when working with beta software.

Running the configuration wizard I discover that  SharePoint 2010 requires the latest SQL Server updates be installed.

SQL Server 2005:

• SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
• Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3

SQL Server 2008:

• SQL Server 2008 SP 1
• Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1

Posting it here hoping it will save someone else some trouble.