I am attempting to install the Standard edition on a WinXP pro laptop that apparently had this installed before I got it. I Removed, thru Add/Remove, everything related to SQL Server. When I tried to do a fresh install of DB Services, Integration Services and Client tools, Setup Support and the Native Client seems to install ok, the directories get created and some files are put there. The installer stops and sez that the Databases Services and the Workstation Components are already installed, the Details button tells me that the only available option are thru the Add/Remove Programs. There are no entries for the Server or Client Tools on Add/Remove's list.
When I try to start the server it fails with "can't find the Path" reported in an Error Event, likewise I can't start the Management Studio because it can't find a file.
I think that I need to clean everything out to reinstall. I think that the Services are left over from the previous owner. Any suggestions?
joe elsaesser
documentation on manual uninstall process for sql 2005: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909967&SD=tech|||thank you, Derek. It went very well...
j
|||if you are satisfied would you please mark an answer.
thanks,
Derek
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