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I decided to reinstall my SQL server 2008 Express edition on windows 7 professional. I did went to control panel -> add or remove program and uninstalled all SQL server applications that i saw.

However in start -> program -> microsoft SQL sever 2008 am able to see all all the applications. Now am not able to uninstall it completely neither reinstall a new SQL server.

Please help.

Arun.

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@Arun try to remove it completly for your registry that could work.

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@Arun go to Run and type Regedit then on search type sql then delete which are the instances of 2008 sql. but be sure that u didnt delete any thing that is useful. – Dinup kandel May 19 '11 at 9:06
@Dinup: Am on registry and deleting one by one.... but am getting one after the one when i search for next. Is there a way where we find all and delete all? NOTE: i have deleted almost 40 data values – Shankar May 19 '11 at 9:15
also.. the instances are repeating. when i delete and move to other, the previous deleted registry is again created. so the search is toggling between the already deleted entries. – Shankar May 19 '11 at 9:27
Use Your Uninstaller it deletes everything. And Windows Installer CleanUp Utility – OrhanCinar May 19 '11 at 9:38
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