Annoyance: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 doesn't uninstall SQL Server 2005 Embedded Edition, and how to remove it
I went to SharePoint developer training a few weeks ago, which was a good experience. The class had everything setup to go in VMs to save time, and it wasn't an admin course, but when I went to install Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0, either I made a mistake or the dialog didn't ask, but somehow SQL Server 2005 Embedded Edition got installed, even though I had an install of SQL Server 2005 installed. So I wanted to take another crack at getting this right. I uninstalled WSS 3.0, and much to my surprise, SQL Embedded was still installed, and with no entry in Add/Remove Programs. I started running through the SQL 2005 Installer, but I got to the confirm dialog without being presented an instance to select, so I bailed on that. Hit Google, and found this by way of James Green's Blog. Here's the command you have to run (on 32-bit systems:
msiexec /x {CEB5780F-1A70-44A9-850F-DE6C4F6AA8FB} callerid=ocsetup.exe. Jérémie says that was simple, yeah real simple ;-).




2 comments:
Thanks for the post - very helpful! I'd just like to know if you were able to move the config databases out of SSEE and attach them to SQL Server? There doesn't seem to be an 'easy' answer...? - James
Sorry I can't help, but I didn't try that.
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