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Deleting Windows SQL Server 2008 from Windows XP SP3

  • June 16, 2012 at 6:10 am

    #257694

    Hi Fellow Forum Members,

    I would be extremely grateful if someone would inform me of the effect of removing Windows SQL 2008 from my Windows XP SP3. My problem is that my laptop has a RAM of 1.24 GB out of which about 600MB is used by Win SQL 2008. With other programs that I use regularly, there is very little free RAM left and my laptop runs very slowly. Can I delete the program? Will it affect the stability of my laptop? Finally, what is the software responsible for on my laptop?

    Thanks in advance for any information.

    VKP:w00t:

  • June 16, 2012 at 7:33 am

    #1501955

    If I understand you correctly, you want to uninstall SQL Server 2008 right?

    M&M

  • June 16, 2012 at 9:39 am

    #1501964

    Depends why SQL was installed. If it was installed to support some other app that's on your laptop (and a lot of apps use SQL Server Express), then uninstalling it will break that app. You need to do some investigation first as to how it got on your laptop. If it's a company laptop, ask helpdesk.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • June 16, 2012 at 11:32 am

    #1501969

    Another option is to look into the max memory setting for SQL Server. You can lower that, but be wary that when you do it may affect performance. So it really depends on "what" is accessing it, as Gail previously mentioned in regards to removing it.

    Jared
    CE - Microsoft

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