Monday, March 10, 2008

Uninstall SQL Server 2005

  • If Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files does not appear in the list, install this component before you continue.

To install this component, follow these steps:

1. Locate the original SQL Server 2005 installation media.

2. To install the support files, double-click the Servers\setup\sqlsupport.msi file

  • Uninstall Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
  • Uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility
  • Uninstall anything else that is related to SQL Server 2005, except for the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client component and for the Microsoft SQL Server
  • Uninstall the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client component
  • Uninstall the Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files component

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