Dan Waters
df.waters at comcast.net
Tue Jan 17 08:48:24 CST 2012
There is a separate download for SQL Express with the express version of SSMS. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=25174 Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:34 AM To: Discussion concerning MS SQL Server Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Completely Uninstall SQL Server Well this does bring up the issue of installing the SSMS which does not come with the express version. John W. Colby Colby Consulting Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 1/17/2012 9:29 AM, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Arthur > > After two days and perusing dozens and dozens of pages - many expressing the same woe - I ended up reinstalling ... with Windows 8 Preview. And promised myself never to install locally anything else than SQL Server Express; all regular SQL Server installs will go to server machines. > > /gustav > > PS: Sorry to bother, but professor Bohr was named Niels. > An institute of the University of Copenhagen proudly carries his name: > http://www.nbi.ku.dk/english/about/ > > >>>> fuller.artful at gmail.com 17-01-2012 14:48>>> > How can I completely uninstall SQL Server, removing all traces of it, > including anything that might lurk in the registry? I have more than > one version installed currently (2008 R2, 2012 RC0, and a 2005 that > some other product installed. I want to nuke them all and start over. > I've tried uninstalling them one by one, but that doesn't seem to > result in a complete nuke. Any suggestions, short of reformatting the > disks? (Actually, on payday I intend to buy a TB hard disk, copy > everything there, and reformat all the existing disks, and start over > from scratch.) > _______________________________________________ dba-SQLServer mailing list dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver http://www.databaseadvisors.com