Can I Safely Remove All Earlier SQL Server Installation-Related Items After Upgrade to SQL Server 2014?

  • Just upgraded last night from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014.

    I have a bunch of earlier-versioned SQL Server stuff still on my laptop and I'd like to remove any/all of those components if I can safely do that without it causing something in SQL Server 2014 to not function.

    I've attached a screen snapshot of the SQL Server-related items I'm referring to.

    Glad to provide additional info. if needed to assist me in deleting whatever I don't need any longer since upgrading everything last night to SQL Server 2014.

    Thanks in advance.

  • brad.mccollum (1/20/2015)


    Just upgraded last night from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014.

    I have a bunch of earlier-versioned SQL Server stuff still on my laptop and I'd like to remove any/all of those components if I can safely do that without it causing something in SQL Server 2014 to not function.

    I've attached a screen snapshot of the SQL Server-related items I'm referring to.

    Glad to provide additional info. if needed to assist me in deleting whatever I don't need any longer since upgrading everything last night to SQL Server 2014.

    Thanks in advance.

    As it's your laptop and not a production server, I'd say go ahead and be prepared to do a repair install on 2014 at some point if there's a problem.

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  • Many thanks for the recommendation!

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