Hello -

My OS is Windows 2000 Professional.

I downloaded files for MSDE and installed them.  I was not able to get Sql
Server running.  There was no uninstall exe and it did not show up in my
Add/Remove programs.  I then tried installing Sql Server 2005 Express.  It
did not run either.  Although it showed up in my Add/Remove and I uninstalled
it, all of the files appear to still be there, including the database files;
it is just no longer listed in Add/Remove.  I don't get it.

I do have a 120-day trial version I thought I would try, but with the other
two still installed, I'm afraid there will be conflicts.

How do I uninstall these?  Is there something I should be doing at a command
prompt?

Any help wll be greatly appreciated!

Hi, Sandy

When you uninstall SQL Server (or MSDE), it leaves the database files
and the error logs (usually, in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\Data" and "...\Log"). If the executable files were removed
(i.e. you don't have anything in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\Binn" and in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80",
etc), and if you don't need the data files, you can remove the
remaining files manually, before reinstalling SQL Server. If you do not
remove them before reinstalling, I think they would be overwritten,
anyway (without any error message).

Razvan

Thanks, Razvan!
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