The Removal Progress does not go past (not really hangs but progress stops) on Install_SQL_Engine_Core_Inst_Loc_CPU64_1033_Action.
I think this is the same process/program that stops during the installation. Any suggestions?
>I want to un-install SQL Server 2008 Express so that I can (hopefully) install it again with the SQL Server Management studio.
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>In the Control Panel Uninstall programs I have the following items pertaining to SQL Server:
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>SQL Server 2008 R2 (64bit)
>SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Objects
>SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client
>SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup
>SQL Server 2008 Setup Support Files
>SQL Server Browser
>SQL Server System CLR Types
>SQL Server VSS Writer
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>Any suggestions on the order of removing the above items?
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>(In case someone is wondering why I want to remove. When I try to install SQL Server 2008 with SSMS or SQL Server 2012 with SSMS the installation hangs on the step Installation Progress)
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>TIA
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