Remove old BCM 03 data file after 07 updated

[Bob Day]

Windows XP, upgraded from Officce pro 03 with BCM to Office Enterprise 07
with BCM..

After the upgrade, the instructions were to remove the old MSDE database
used by 03 BCM. I have used the 07 BCM upgrade for weeks, works fine, so I
am trying to remove the old 03 BCM

In control Panel, Microsoft Server Desktop Engine (MICROSOFTSMLBIZ), click
remove, and it starts, but then you get this error

MS SQL Server Desktop Enging – “an error has occurred while removing the
SQL Active directory Help Services†when you click ok it unwinds the removal


Then you get a dialog Fatal error during installation

I still have SQL 2000 tools installed, the the MSDE does not show up at all

How do I remove the old MSDE? It is not used by anything else, and in
services it is disabled.

Thanks!
Bob

 

[Luther]

Windows XP, upgraded from Officce pro 03 with BCM to Office Enterprise 07
with BCM..

After the upgrade, the instructions were to remove the old MSDE database
used by 03 BCM. I have used the 07 BCM upgrade for weeks, works fine, so I
am trying to remove the old 03 BCM

In control Panel, Microsoft Server Desktop Engine (MICROSOFTSMLBIZ), click
remove, and it starts, but then you get this error

MS SQL Server Desktop Enging - "an error has occurred while removing the
SQL Active directory Help Services" when you click ok it unwinds the removal

Then you get a dialog Fatal error during installation

I still have SQL 2000 tools installed, the the MSDE does not show up at all

How do I remove the old MSDE? It is not used by anything else, and in
services it is disabled.

Thanks!
Bob

Sigh. When MSDE installs go bad...Basically you need to remove the
bits manually.

I know there's an MS KB article on this, but I can't find it this
morning. This page appears to have the information:
http://clearinghouse4.fgdc.gov/enraemed/faq/all_html2.php?prog=enraemed&lang=en

 

[Bob Day]

Actually, I discovered Windows Install Clean Up, a free download from MS,
that fixed that removed the MSDE instance.