Sunday, December 21, 2008

How to remove / uninstall SQL Server 2005 Manually

Run the command to uninstall the SQL Server components
At a command prompt, run the following command:

"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\ARPWrapper.exe /Remove"

Uninstall the SQL Server components one at a time until all the SQL Server components are uninstalled.

Note Add or Remove Programs also runs the ARPWrapper.exe program by using the /Remove option. However, the reference to the ARPWrapper.exe program may have been deleted.

Refer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909967

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