How to completely uninstall the SQL Server database
I finally installed the sql server 2012 database, but I couldn't connect to the local database. Later I found that some services were missing, so I decided to reinstall, but the uninstallation was very troublesome. If the uninstallation was not clean, the reinstallation would cause problems, so the following Summarize some methods:
After uninstalling sql server 2012, everyone hopes to completely delete the registry information. The following will teach you how to completely delete the sql server 2012 registry for your reference. Before deleting, please be sure to make a backup.
Start after uninstalling SQL Server 2012-Run: Enter regedit to enter the registry editor, and perform the following operations after entering:
1. Completely delete SQL Server 2012:
hkey_local_machine \ software \ Microsoft \ MSSQLServer
hkey_local_machine \ software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server
hkey_current_user \ software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server
hkey_current_user \ software \ Microsoft \ MSSQLServer
hkey_local_machine \ system \ currentcontrolset \ control \ sessionmanager \ pendingfileren ameoperations
2. Relevant information deleted from the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ MSSQLServer.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ MSDTC.
Find the PendingFileRenameOperations item in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager and delete it. This will clear the installation pending items
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ setup
Remove ExceptionComponents
3. Run the registry and delete the following items:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server
HKEY_USERS \ S-1-5-21-2668230077-3704407121-3760209252-500 \ Software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server
HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ VisualStudio
HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ SQL Server Management Studio
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ MSSQLServer
4.Check which sqlserver services are left in the service list, and then delete all sqlserver related services in the following places.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services
Delete the SQL SERVER installation path, such as: C drive-Microsoft SQL Server folder under Program File
Restart the computer
SQL Server 2012 is really annoying ~ It is not easy to uninstall ~ The following methods are provided for those "lazy" who are too lazy to reinstall the system ~ Pro test ~
1. Stop all related services of SQL Server 2012
2. In the control panel "Add and Remove Programs", delete the SQL SERVER2012 related programs
3. Download the Windows Install Clean Up tool to uninstall the SQL 2012 components (google it ~ about how to write too lazy, see if you know) delete all SQL services
4. Clear the registry
Delete all Microsoft SQL Server folders under HKEY_CURRENT_USER --- Software ---- Microsoft
HKEY_LOCAL_mACHINE --- SOFTWARE --- Microsoft SQL Native Client, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2012Redist under Microsoft
5. Delete residual files
6. Delete the SQL SERVER installation path, such as: C drive-Microsoft SQL Server folder under Program File
7. Restart the computer (this world is clean)
Note: Execute the uninstall instance program provided by sqlserver2012. Although the instance is uninstalled, the instance is still visible in the service of the system. Then, first clean up the registry according to the above method, and then restart the computer.
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