Unable to uninstall Sql Server 2012 Express (With SP1)

Question

My Stack: . Windows 10 Enterprise . SQL Server 2012 Express (with SP1 bundled).

ISSUE:
. Installed SQL to test for backward compatibility.
. When I tried to Un-Install the following prompt is thrown.

Attempted Resolution Step:
. uninstalling individual components.
. re-installing SP1 for that edition.

None of these steps have worked. One last resort was to delete registry entries and then reattempt to delete.

Any ideas?

This is bug in SQL Server which has already been informed via This connect item see workaround mentioned. Please also check this MSDN thread — Shanky, Sep 2, 2015 at 10:51
This post is for a different version and edition, but brute force may be an approach too: sqlblog.org/2010/10/25/… — Aaron Bertrand, Sep 2, 2015 at 10:54
Yes it probably has to result to brute force. Once attempted i'll post an update. Thanks. — Ifeanyi Ofoborh, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:18

Ifeanyi Ofoborh · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-29 16:55:25Z

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A month later, I need to test with a full version of SQL locally but remembered I had this pain in the a** to deal with.

TO RESOLVE:

Change SQL compatibility mode to "Windows Vista SP1/SP2". Go to where it was installed. Path belows for x64 version. For 32x it will be in the ~\program Files (86) directory.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012
Launch CMD, run as an Administrator. Navigate to the directory above.
Type command Setupup.exe /action=uninstall
Follow the prompts.
Find your life ~ Shaun T :)

answered Oct 29, 2015 at 16:55

Ifeanyi Ofoborh

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Who is "Shaun T"?
– Erik
Oct 29, 2015 at 17:22
@Erik: Perhaps some unknown DBA aspiring to become a celebrity in the SQL or SQL Server world, and iamfobbs may thus be helping them.
– Andriy M
Oct 30, 2015 at 7:16
Hahaha funny. His a sports performance trainer I get training inspiration from. "Find your life" is a term he coined that sort of means get better at what you do. if you are into fitness check out "beachbody.com" and have a look at Insanity. Find your life :)
– Ifeanyi Ofoborh
Oct 30, 2015 at 17:44

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