#How to setup sql 2012 express windows

If there are multiple Instances on that machine, you would need to be careful in choosing which Instance to uninstall. There will be a drop down displayed from which we need to select the Instance which we want to uninstall now. In the next screen Select Instance screen, choose what you want to uninstall from that machine.

#How to setup sql 2012 express windows

A small window similar to the SQL Server Installation splash screen is displayed.Д¬lick on Remove and you should see Setup Support Rules windows displayed which is displayed below.Д¬lick OK to proceed. Then the list of programs and features installed on that machine is displayed as below.Д¬lick on Microsoft SQL Server 2012 RC0 (as mentioned earlier, if you are trying to uninstall SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2, choose that Version). When control panel is displayed, under Programs section, click Uninstall a program. On the machine where SQL Server 2012 is installed (in my case it is Windows Server 2008 R2) clicks Start and select Control Panel.

So let us look at the steps to uninstall SQL Server 2012. The user asked the steps to uninstall SQL Server 2012 RC 0, so I thought to write a short blog to help others also, who are looking for steps to uninstall SQL Server 2012, for that matter the steps to uninstall other versions like SQL Server 2008 R are also very similar to the steps in this blog.

This blog is actually in response to comments to one of my previous blogs Installing SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 posted earlier this week.