I just realized today that I had the CTP for sql 2014 still installed on my laptop today. While trying to uninstall it from control panel (time period had expired by the way) I got the error below:
The Operating System on this computer does not meet the minimum requirement
Naturally being a CTP I didn’t expect any real information out there about the issue but it did bring me to the link below where the often forgotten Setup.exe /Action=Uninstall switch was found. Just posting it on the blog to spread awareness that this is way to Uninstall SQL when in a fix.
This post was written by Jayanth Kurup. A Microsoft SQL Server Consultant and Trainer based out of Bangalore, India. Jayanth has been working on MS SQL Server for over 15 years. He is a performance tuning and Business Intelligence expert. Having worked with companies like Microsoft, DELL, Wells Fargo, Thomson Reuters and many other fortune 100 companies. Some other technologies Jayanth works on include Microsoft Azure, PowerBI, Python and AWS. When he isn’t consulting or training, Jayanth like to travel, paint and read. He is also very active in social causes and the founder of Enabled Business Solutions. Visit his company by clicking the link in the menu or email him directly.
