Trying to install fulltext on my sql server 2008 box.
I went to \'programs and features\', selected sql server 2008 and now I get this popup asking to choose either:
Download the installer from:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=1842
Or for SQL 2008 R2 Express, it is here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25174
Then go to where you saved it and Unzip the self extracting EXE (right click and click "Extract").
Go to Add or Remove Programs and you can now "Add Features" by browsing to the extracted files.
For full details on how to upgrade and install fulltext search on an existing SQL Server 2008 Express instance see my post here