Microsoft KB Archive/815057

= FIX: SQL Server 2000 Uninstall Option Does Not Remove All Files =

Article ID: 815057

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Uninstall option to remove SQL Server 2000, it does not remove all the previously installed files.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

Hotfix information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date        Time   Version            Size    File name -- 06-Mar-2003 19:02  2000.80.781.0     164,412  Sqlsun.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.



MORE INFORMATION
The Uninstall option may leave some files and registry entries on the computer. For example, the Uninstall option does not remove the files in the Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Templates\SQL Profiler directory.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbsetup kbhotfixserver KB815057

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