[dba-SQLServer] Nuke All Traces of SQL Server

have him followup the uninstall with something like ccleaner he can find it
on www.filehippo.com  ccleaner is a registry cleaner that will remove
entries for files that are no longer on your system.


On Jan 15, 2008 2:24 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:

> A friend has a problem that I seem unable to solve. Using the install
> wizards, he has removed SQL 2000, MSDE, Express and SQL 2005, and then
> attempted to reinstall 2005. It doesn't work correctly. Something, perhaps
> in the registry, is going wrong.
>
> I want to tell him how to remove all evidence that any SQL-related product
> was ever installed on this box, so he can start afresh. It's simple enough
> to run the un-install and then nuke the directory, but there may be traces
> in the registry. Anyone know what they are and where to find them?
>
> A.
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