Sign in
 
Home20122008 R2200820052000LibraryForums
SQL Server >
> 
> 
Installation Question

Answered Installation Question

  • Friday, November 30, 2012 9:53 PM
     
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0

    Ok,

    I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 on a machine at work however, I keep getting a failure message telling me there is already a version of SQL Server 2008 installed on my machine.....I un-installed everything related to a previous installation of SQL Server 2008 on the machine....Why would I still be getting this message?

     

All Replies

  • Friday, November 30, 2012 9:59 PM
    Moderator
     
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0

    Hi, you can run the Discovery Report to see what is still remaining on the machine.

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/petersad/archive/2009/11/13/sql-server-2008-discovery-report.aspx

    Thanks,
    Sam Lester (MSFT)

    My Blog

    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" and "Vote as Helpful" on posts that help you. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

     
  • Friday, November 30, 2012 10:01 PM
    Moderator
     
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0

    Hello,

    Please try to manually uninstall SQL Server with the following resource:

    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sqlexpress/thread/4d6158a1-b601-428c-aad4-a1716e76de1a 

    Try a manual removal as explained by YoYo Yu.

    Hope this helps.  


    Regards,

    Alberto Morillo
    SQLCoffee.com

     
  • Friday, November 30, 2012 10:22 PM
     
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0

    Hi Samuel,

    Thanks for your response! The discovery report says that there are no instances of SQL server installed on my machine. This makes it very confusing indeed.

     
  • Monday, December 03, 2012 12:43 PM
    Moderator
     
     Answered
    Sign In to Vote
    0

    Hi ChemEng,

    It seems the registry cause the issue.

    To uninstall SQL Server 2008, try the following steps:
     1. Make sure you have administrative rights on the computer
     2. Uninstall the existing SQL Server 2008 and all the components from the control panel. Remember to back up the user databases before uninstalling SQL Server.
     3. Backup the registry.
     4. Delete the following keys in regedit:
     --HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
     --HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
     5.  Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall  and delete all the sub-keys referencing SQL Server.
     6.  Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and delete all the keys referencing SQL Server.
     7.  Rename or remove all the SQL Server folders in the computer.

    In addition, you could try to install a named instance instead of a default instance.

    Thanks.

    Maggie Luo
    TechNet Community Support

     
  • Monday, December 03, 2012 1:39 PM
     
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0

    Hi,

    Try to install SQL Server 2008 R2 as a Named instance.

    SKG: Please Marked as Answered, if it resolves your issue. (b:http://sudeeptaganguly.wordpress.com )