If you need to manually uninstall sql server 2005, please refer to microsoft support article kb909967. But when i try to do this i get the following message. Uninstall existing instance sql server microsoft docs. Please click the mark as answer button if a post solves your problem and vote as helpful if a post is helpful. Note that many of the options also apply to other editions of. Every once in awhile you run into an issue where a program just doesnt want to uninstall. Following the normal programs and features uninstall in control panel i received the message of failed to uninstall. I installed it in the past as a part of the installation of an application, this installed the runtime of sql server 2008 sp0. Sql server setup modifies lots of registry keys and dll files. I want to uninstall microsoft sql server 2008 r2 from my computer.
In windows 8 uninstalling sql server management studio 2014. All editions of microsoft sql server 2008, microsoft sql server 2008 r2, microsoft sql server 2012, and microsoft sql server 2014. Manually uninstalling mssql server 2008 r2 life of a. Rerun the sql server 2008 r2 setup and use remove option. Read uninstalling sql server 2008 article applied for sql server 2008 r2 which is a step by step guide that can be used by database administrators to uninstall sql server 2008 manually. Hello, in this video, i show you how to uninstall microsoft sql server 2008 with management system, completely from your system. To begin the removal process, navigate to the control panel and then select programs and features.
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