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Author Your SQL Server installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with...
Joseph Geretz

2006-11-29, 7:13 pm

SQL Server 2005 (running side by side with SQL Server 2000). The problem is
with one of my SQL Server 2005 instances.

I suffered a power loss. Now, I can't connect to one of my installed
instances via Enterprise Manager and I can't start the service directly
either via the Services applet. The full error message is:

Your SQL Server installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with
(Error getting instance ID from name.). Please uninstall and then re-run
setup to correct this problem.

OK, so how do I go about uninstalling an instance? I don't need to install
the entire product do I? Oh, please, please say no!!!

Thanks for your advice!

- Joe Geretz -


Immy

2006-11-30, 7:14 pm

Hmmm - sounds to me your registry is screwed!
You could try this (at your own risk) before you go down the route of
reinstalling.
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;290301
Immy

"Joseph Geretz" <jgeretz@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> SQL Server 2005 (running side by side with SQL Server 2000). The problem
> is with one of my SQL Server 2005 instances.
>
> I suffered a power loss. Now, I can't connect to one of my installed
> instances via Enterprise Manager and I can't start the service directly
> either via the Services applet. The full error message is:
>
> Your SQL Server installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with
> (Error getting instance ID from name.). Please uninstall and then re-run
> setup to correct this problem.
>
> OK, so how do I go about uninstalling an instance? I don't need to install
> the entire product do I? Oh, please, please say no!!!
>
> Thanks for your advice!
>
> - Joe Geretz -
>



Joseph Geretz

2006-11-30, 7:14 pm

Hi Immy,

Are you saying there's no documented procedure for uninstalling an instance?
I'd much rather completely uninstall and reinstall SQL SErver 2005 than mess
around with the Registry. But I'm hoping I won't have to.

Thanks,

Joe Geretz

"Immy" < therealasianbabe@hot
mail.com> wrote in message
news:OGNrc$GFHHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hmmm - sounds to me your registry is screwed!
> You could try this (at your own risk) before you go down the route of
> reinstalling.
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;290301
> Immy
>
> "Joseph Geretz" <jgeretz@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OeVQHNBFHHA.3304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>



Tibor Karaszi

2006-11-30, 7:14 pm

The setup program has an option to fix the registry entries for you. Also, uninstalling is like any
application.

--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www. solidqualitylearning
.com/



"Joseph Geretz" <jgeretz@nospam.com> wrote in message news:ekiA6vKFHHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi Immy,
>
> Are you saying there's no documented procedure for uninstalling an instance? I'd much rather
> completely uninstall and reinstall SQL SErver 2005 than mess around with the Registry. But I'm
> hoping I won't have to.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Geretz
>
> "Immy" < therealasianbabe@hot
mail.com> wrote in message
> news:OGNrc$GFHHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>


Joseph Geretz

2006-12-04, 7:12 pm

I was unable to uninstall the instance because the uninstall program didn't
show that instance. I searched my registry for all occurrences of the
instance name (stuff showed up like MSSQL$TENX) and deleted them. The
service is gone, no more errors on startup and Enterprise Manager no longer
shows the instance.

Problem solved, thanks for all your advice.

- Joseph Geretz -

"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no. email_karaszi@hotmai
l.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:e6dhjfMFHHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> The setup program has an option to fix the registry entries for you. Also,
> uninstalling is like any application.
>
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www. solidqualitylearning
.com/

>
>
> "Joseph Geretz" <jgeretz@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ekiA6vKFHHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>



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