Accidentaly installed SP4 for Express Edition 2008 (express edition 2008 only supports SP3)

SQL 2008 SErvice pack 4:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 is not a prerequisite for installing SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4. These packages may be used to upgrade any of the following editions of SQL Server 2008:
Enterprise
Standard
Evaluation
Developer
Workgroup
No express edition listed... Express edition is listed only until 2008 SP3...
Will i face problems because of this upgrade ? would you recommend a downgrade to SP3 ? (is this even possible)
YEah i know... I DIDN'T READ THE FUUU MANUAL :(
Thanks for your help
Regards, Dominic

Now im confused... because i could install it... now it sais:
Select @@version
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP4) - 10.0.6000.29 (X64) Sep 3 2014 04:11:34 Copyright (c) 1988-2008 Microsoft Corporation
Express Edition (64-bit)
Or do you mean with nothing will happen... "no files have been changed/updated, during installation of SP4"
Thanks a lot for your help :)
You lowered my "pulse" a lot :) hehe

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The Oracle XE installer specifies /u01/app/oracle as the login directory for the Oracle user. Although not really necessary, the following will relocate the Oracle user $HOME to a standard location and create standard /etc/skel login files:
Exit all Oracle user sessions:
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe stop
sudo kill -9 `ps -ef | grep oracle | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
sudo userdel oracle
sudo useradd -s /bin/bash -G dba -g dba -m oracle
sudo passwd oracle
Verify:
sudo id oracle
-> uid=1001(oracle) gid=1001(dba) groups=1001(dba)h4. C.5. Setup Oracle environment variables
In order to use sqlplus and other tools, the Oracle account requires certain environment variables. The following will set these variables automatically at every interactive Oracle login:
sudo echo '. /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/oracle_env.sh' >> /home/oracle/.bashrch4. C.6. Oracle sudo root access
It is not essential to allow the Oracle user to use sudo, but it is convenient:
usermod -G admin oracle
Verify:
id oracle
-> uid=1001(oracle) gid=1001(dba) groups=1001(dba),120(admin)
sudo su -
-> Enter Oracle account passwordh4. C.7. Oracle 11g XE Post-installation
After you install Oracle Database XE, its graphical user interface is only available from the local server, but not remotely.
The following will correct the problem if necessary:
Login as user Oracle or use:
su - oracle
sqlplus / as sysdba
At the SQL prompt, enter the following command:
EXEC DBMS_XDB.SETLISTENERLOCALACCESS(FALSE);
exith3. D) Unintstall, Reconfigure and Troubleshooting
h4. D.1. Uninstall Oracle 11g XE
The following will completely uninstall and remove Oracle 11g XE:
Login as user root:
sudo su -
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe stop
dpkg --purge oracle-xe
rm -r /u01/app
rm /etc/default/oracle-xe
update-rc.d -f oracle-xe removeh4. D.2. Reconfigure Oracle 11g XE
Type the following in a terminal window:
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe stop
sudo rm /etc/default/oracle-xe
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe configureh4. D.3. Enable Archivelog mode and perform a database backup
Login as user Oracle:
su - oracle
sqlplus / as sysdba
At the SQL prompt, enter the following commands:
shutdown immediate
startup mount
alter database archivelog;
alter database open;
exit
Login to system console of the Oracle user account:
Select Applications > Oracle Database 11g Express Edition > Backup Databaseh3. E) Notes
h4. E.1. Oracle 11g XE limitiations overview
- It will consume, at most, processing resources equivalent to one CPU.
- Only one installation of Oracle Database XE can be performed on a single computer.
- The maximum amount of user data in an Oracle Database XE database cannot exceed 11 GB.
- The maximum amount of RAM that Oracle XE uses cannot exceed 1 GB, even if more is available.
- HTTPS is not supported natively with the HTTP listener built into Oracle Database XE.
h4. E.2. Documentation and Links
Official documentation for Oracle 11gR2 XE can be found at:
http://www.oracle.com/pls/xe112/homepage
h4. E.3. Oracle 11g XE downloads
The Installer is available from the Oracle Technology Network at:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/downloads/index.html
h4. E.4 APEX links and archives
The APEX archives can be found at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/application-express/all-archives-099381.html
The APEX download site is:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/downloads/index.html
h3. F) Troubleshooting
... in progress
Regards and best of luck!
Edited by: Dude on May 25, Version B: various corrections. chkconfig package (A.2.) not required.

even though I am admin user.Admin user is a MS Windows term, that does not apply to Linux or Unix in the same fashion.
The configuration script tells you "You must be root user to run the configure script. Login as root user and
then run the configure script."
This is most likely correct because your account is not root and does not have UID 0. What you can do is to login as root e.g. sudo su -, as the message suggest, or use "sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure", provided your account is defined in the /etc/sudoers file to perform root/admin actions.
Btw, do not modify /etc/passwd and /etc/group to give you admin privileges or try to create a another root account under a different name. That's not the way it works and usually leads to nasty problems.

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