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'An error has occurred while removing the SQL active directory helper service'. this error shows when uninstall sql server desktop engine(version SQL server 2000).

Hello,

I want to install SQL server 2008 R2 on the server. Previouslly the SQL server is SQL server 2000. 

All SQL server related programs are uninstalled except sql server desktop engine. 

When I uninstalled sql server desktop engine. I got follow error:

"An error has occurred while removing the SQL active directory helper service'."

Now I can not uninstalled this and can not recover back to SQL server 2000.

pls give your suggestion to this. 

appreciate your earlier answer.

Best regards,

Leo

Hello,

Try to use the steps described on the following article for removing SQL Server remnants:

http://jermsmit.com/uninstall-of-sql-fails-with-error-about-rsfx-driver/  

Hope this helps.

 

Regards,

 

Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

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I am trying to uninstall Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (Version 8.00.760) but getting the error, which is like "An error has occurred while removing the SQL Active Directory Helper Service."

After searching on google I found the above solution and tried but same problem after using above steps given by Jermsmit in above link. The link given by Jermsmit is unable to solve my problem, can you provide me any other solution.

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Ajay kumar

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