Fail to uninstall SQLServer 2005

I can't uninstall a default instance of SQLServer 2005.

i have instaled a MSDE2000 then i uninstall it and when a try to uninstall the default instance of SQLServer2005 a have a error the log following:

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Instance Name = MSSQLSERVER
Trying to find install through Instance Name
Install Type = 1
If possible, determine action
Failed to determine installSkuId due to property load failure.SKU is set to SKU_EXPRESS.
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Oct 26 16:37:20 2005
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "InstallSku" {"SetupStateScope", "", ""} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Oct 26 16:37:21 2005
Function Name: SetupStateScope.InstallSku
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupStateScope"
Machine = EMILIO, Article = WMIServiceWin32OSWorking, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = WMIServiceWin32CompSystemWorking, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = WMIServiceWin32ProcessorWorking, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = WMIServiceReadRegWorking, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = WMIServiceWin32DirectoryWorking, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = WMIServiceCIMDataWorking, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = XMLDomDocument, Result = 0 (0x0)
Failed to determine installSkuId due to property load failure.SKU is set to SKU_EXPRESS.
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Oct 26 16:37:20 2005
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "InstallSku" {"SetupStateScope", "", ""} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Oct 26 16:37:21 2005
Function Name: SetupStateScope.InstallSku
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupStateScope"
Machine = EMILIO, Article = Processor, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = PhysicalMemory, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = DiskFreeSpace, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = OSVersion, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = OSServicePack, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = OSType, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = AdminShare, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = PendingReboot, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = IEVersion, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = DriveWriteAccess, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = COMPlus, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = ASPNETVersionRegistration, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = MDAC25Version, Result = 0 (0x0)
Machine = EMILIO, Article = SKUUpgrade, Result = 0 (0x0)

HOW I CAN RESOLVED THE PROBLEM THKS,

Emilio Ferreira

How are you trying to uninstall? Through Add/Remove Programs or through command line? If it is command line, can you share out your cmd line call?

Thanks,
Samuel Lester (MSFT)

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i try Through Add/Remove Programs.

Thks,

Emilio Ferreira

(MCAD.NET)

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I have the same problem when using Add/Remove programs on a customer computer. Any idea on how to get it to unisntall?

Eric Renken

|||Hi,

Did anyone find a fix for this as we are experiencing the same error here?

"Failed to determine installSkuId due to property load failure."

Any help is much appreciated

Iain

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You can try to manually uninstall SQL Server 2005. Detail steps please refer to "How to uninstall an instance of SQL Server 2005 manually http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909967".