TF255356: Known Issue with Configuring TFS 2013 RTM Express and Basic

This post reports a known issue with configuring TFS 2013 RTM (Basic, Express, or Upgrade) on a server with SQL Express 2008 R2 SP1 or SP2 installed as a default instance. It details the misleading error messages encountered during configuration and provides a workaround involving manually upgrading SQL Express using the TFS installation executable and then reconfiguring TFS. It also notes the potential for a partial TFS ConfigDB to be created in failed Basic/Express installations.