Need help to uninstall SQL Server

[RogerFGay]

I added SQL Server (Express Edition) as an option to some other things that I really needed. Somehow, MS automatic updates got stuck trying to update it; and I got stuck with constant harassment about performing the update ... as well as problems shutting my computer down.

Since I'm not really using it right now, I decided to uninstall. But that proved to be harder than expected. I was able to uninstall the portion specifically called SQL Server Express through the control panel add/delete software. But there are tons of other SQL Server components still there ... unresponsive to my uninstall requests.

Also, I still have an SQLEXPRESS MSSQLServer icon in my tray. It's stopped, so I guess my original objective of trimming services has been accomplished. But I'd like to get a clean uninstall.

As the story perhaps already hinted ... I don't have experience with SQL Server. I just downloaded it as an option with some other MS stuff that I needed. (And what a whopping big option it turned out to be!) So now, even looking through the list of SQL Server components on my system (in add/delete) ... I'm even wondering if some of it needs to be there for other reasons. (I mean, I really don't know what I'm doing, re: SQL Server.)

 

[AlexCuse]

Start --> Settings --> Control Panel

Double Click 'Add or Remove Programs'

Good Luck,

Alex

Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom

 

[RogerFGay]

I was able to uninstall the portion specifically called SQL Server Express through the control panel add/delete software. But there are tons of other SQL Server components still there ... unresponsive to my uninstall requests."