Re: SQL Server 2005 Install/Uninstall

Dave,

It's an unfortunately common situation.

The best way to get out of it is to never get into it. For anybody
else stumbling on this thread read the uninstall information CAREFULLY
BEFORE beginning an uninstall of earlier SQL Server 2005 and/or
Visual Studio 2005 builds. Uninstall order is very important.

If you have SQL Server 2005 September CTP, there is detailed uninstall
information there.

Backup anything important before attempting the following.

With you having had failed previous attempts and then partially
re-installing an old build I suggest you do the following:

1. Attempt to uninstall all SQL Server 2005 and/or Visual Studio 2005
components as per the uninstall order in the documentation. Very
possibly you will still be left with some crud despite your best
efforts.

2. Take a look in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework and delete
folders named v2.x.xxxxx. DO NOT delete v1.0 or v1.1 folders.

3. Also manually delete folders under C:\Program Files which relate to
SQL Server 2005.

4. Obtain msicuu2.exe from
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301. Use it
to remove anything that relates to SQL Server 2005 and/or Visual
Studio 2005 (read the Sept CTP uninstall information for a list of
relevant items). Any cleanup tool can cause problems as well as solve
them so read and think carefully before clicking.

5. Hopefully, you will now have removed all crud and be able to carry
out an install of Sept CTP. I guess we are very close to RTM now but
actual availability of RTM is still unclear as far as I am aware.

The other option, which may be very unpalatable, is to wipe the HD and
start again. It's what I have done for most SQL Server 2005 installs
in order to avoid some of the problems when moving from build to
build.

Good luck.

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 07:59:04 -0700, "Dave Gosche" <Dave
Gosche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I'm wanting to install the September 2005 install, but it's finding the SQL
>Server 2005 install I got from Microsoft Tech Ed 2005. I've uninstalled it,
>but it's still finding something. I've even tried reinstalling the version
>from Tech Ed, but the Reporting Services won't install now saying that the
>virtual directory is in use. I've got the rest of SQL Server 2005 installed
>otherwise. Can someone please help?
>Thanks,

.

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