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How to completely UNINSTALL SQL Server 2005 from Windows 2003 server, including SQL Config Manager

  • May 5, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    #260520

    Hello, I inherited a win2003 server with SQL server 2005, it's causing problems, and I need to remove SQL completely. We don't need it.

    When I ran the standard "Contro Panel" uninstall of each component, that ran fine. But SQL Config Manager is alive and well?

    I need everything related to SQL and any rogue DB's gone!

    I'm thinking this may require a complete new Windows re-installation instead......I see so many articles about un-installs not completely working, and

    people opting for format and re-install of windows.

    Thought I'd give this forum a shot...

    Please help.

    Thank you.

  • May 6, 2012 at 6:33 am

    #1483873

    After uninstalling SQL Server please delete the SQL Server root folder and clean the registry with registry cleaning utilities. It should work.

  • May 6, 2012 at 7:44 am

    #1483880

    it happens a lot:

    there is a MicroSoft knowledge base article on the specific registry entries and files that will help tremendously:

    How to manually uninstall an instance of SQL Server 2005

    Lowell

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  • May 15, 2012 at 9:46 am

    #1487827

    Thank you.

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