How do I COMPLETLY uninstall MSDE?

[chewy]

I need to uninstall MSDE for a program to install it. When I uninstall it and reinstall the software it give me an error every time that it cant find the path c:\program files\microsoft SQL Server\data\osql.exe or similar to this. It use the uninstall in the add remove programs, and I delete the Microsoft SQL server and MSSQL regestry entries, the SQL Server on the c drive.


Anyone have any pointers to complety remove MSDE?

Thanks!

 

[mission2java_78]

I need to uninstall MSDE for a program to install it. When I uninstall it and reinstall the software it give me an error every time that it cant find the path c:\program files\microsoft SQL Server\data\osql.exe or similar to this. It use the uninstall in the add remove programs, and I delete the Microsoft SQL server and MSSQL regestry entries, the SQL Server on the c drive.


Anyone have any pointers to complety remove MSDE?

Thanks!

Heh hi chewy long time no see.

You need to clean up registry editor that still points to these various files.

Start->Run Regedit..

look for references to MSDE or SQL Server

Jon

 

[chewy]

good idea thanks