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 Can't uninstall 200 R2 Trial version...

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ewomack
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33 Posts

Posted - 2011-02-18 : 11:21:39
Hello, I've found some internet posts about this issue, and it seems to inspire much fulmination from those who run into it. My turn. I installed a 2008 R2 trial version some time ago, which unfortunately expired. So I received the "trial time is past" message when I try to run the app, which makes sense. I read that installing the Developer Edition can get past this issue, so I purchased it, it arrived yesterday (also 2008 R2 edition), I sat through the install and received the "trial period" past message yet again.

I also can't seem to completely uninstall the trial version. It will get only so far before popping up an error message. I also attempted some registry cleaning and key value adjusting with no effect.

Any advice? Thank you!

Ed Womack
www.getmilked.com

ewomack
Starting Member

33 Posts

Posted - 2011-02-19 : 14:05:03
I followed the instructions on this page:

[url]http://sqlblog.com/blogs/aaron_bertrand/archive/2010/10/25/fun-with-software-uninstalling-sql-server-2008-r2-evaluation-edition.aspx[/url]

...and it looks like my SQL SSMS is opening again!

Lesson: if you install the SQL Server evaluation version, uninstall it or upgrade before it expires... thankfully that page existed...

Ed Womack
www.getmilked.com
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