I installed sqlserver before and deleted it later. Now, "a previously installed program has created a suspended file on the installation computer. You must restart the computer before running the installer. Unable to proceed.
I installed SQL server before and deleted it later. Now, "a previously installed program has created a suspended file on the installation computer. You must restart the computer before running the installer. Unable to proceed.
After you uninstall SQL Server 3721 or install software such as, if you reinstall SQL Server, sometimes the following occurs: "a previous program has been installed on the computer to create a suspended file. You must restart the computer before running the installer,
The solution is as follows:
Open the registry editor, find the PendingFileRenameOperations project in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager, and delete it. In this way, you can clear the temporary installation project.
Please refer to the online materials to get it done. Steps:
1) add/delete programs to completely delete SQL server.
2) delete the SQL server directory that has not been deleted.
3) open the registry editor, find the PendingFileRenameOperations project in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager, and delete it. In this way, you can clear the temporary installation project.
4) delete the SQL server-related keys in the registry.
In fact, it is estimated that only step 1 can be done, so that you can clear the installation of temporary projects. I did this by leaving for 1, 2, 4, and 3. So it is estimated that 3 is the most critical