Ok, I have tried everything I can think of, but I am still getting errors to do with SQL server 2005 beta. Since the beta expired on all the VS.net 2005 I thought it would be a good idea to uninstall the lot to save some hard disk space...how wrong I was!!
Everything uninstalled just great except for SQL server 2005 Express. I manged to uninstall everything, but whenever I used the computer management in Windows XP, I got an error, since it was still trying to load the sql server manager snap in. So much for a clean uninstall!!
So, I figured I'd try reinstalling SQL server and its components, then uninstall again to try and fix it. It wouldn't even reinstall!!!
After hours of headaches, I came up with a plan....System Restore! So, I rolled my PC back to when everything was installed ok and working fine, except that it isn't working as it did at that time. I am getting an error message at the logon screen saying that the SQL server installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with. This message then goes on to say that I should unnstall and reinstall SQL server 2005 to fix the issue, but I tried that, and it refuses to work... does anyone have any ideas, of know of a non buggy uninstaller for SQL server 2005 beta 2?
I have tried the build cleanup wizard, which funnily enough refuses to load, and generates 3 errors of its own...or was that 4...I just can't remember cos I'm sick of seeing them!!