SQL Server Install Fails after Uninstalling IPECS CCS

Problem

After doing a complete uninstall of IPECS CCS – the new install attempt fails while installing SQL Server

Troubleshooting Steps

–> Ensure that there are no active instances of SQL Server in Windows Services.

–> If there are active SQL Server instances and there are no entries in Add/Remove Programs section to uninstall it in Windows Control Panel, then follow the following steps to remove that active SQL Server Instance.

–> Make sure that the Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files component is installed

–> Run the command to uninstall the SQL Server components

At a command prompt, run the following command:

%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\ARPWrapper.exe /Remove

Uninstall the SQL Server components one at a time until all the SQL Server components are uninstalled.

–> Uninstall the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client component

If all other steps were successful, uninstall the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client component by using Add or Remove Programs.

–> Uninstall the Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files component

If all other steps were successful, uninstall the Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files component by using Add or Remove Programs.

–> If there is still an instance of SQL Server showing in Windows Services, run the following command at command prompt.

sc delete <service_name>

<service_name> should be the name of the service.

–> Reboot the system.

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