Microsoft SQL

My new laptop came with a 30 day trial of MS Office which I have just
removed. While doing this I noticed several MS SQL programs are
installed. I am not sure if these were part of or necessary for office.
Can I delete them? Are they any use?
Cheers

Ian

Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:

> My new laptop came with a 30 day trial of MS Office which I have just
> removed. While doing this I noticed several MS SQL programs are
> installed. I am not sure if these were part of or necessary for office.
> Can I delete them? Are they any use?
> Cheers

They were probably part of Office. You should uninstall them. I say
"probably" because some non-Microsoft programs use versions of SQL server
for their databases. If you have that sort of program, you want to keep
SQL. You can always make a Restore Point before you uninstall SQL just to
be sure.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Malke wrote:
> Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:
>
>> My new laptop came with a 30 day trial of MS Office which I have just
>> removed. While doing this I noticed several MS SQL programs are
>> installed. I am not sure if these were part of or necessary for office.
>> Can I delete them? Are they any use?
>> Cheers
>
> They were probably part of Office. You should uninstall them. I say
> "probably" because some non-Microsoft programs use versions of SQL server
> for their databases. If you have that sort of program, you want to keep
> SQL. You can always make a Restore Point before you uninstall SQL just to
> be sure.
>
> Malke

I too wandered if other MS products used it. I tried to uninstall the
sever I think and it qwould not let me as it said the app was running.

Cheers

Ian

Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:


> I too wandered if other MS products used it. I tried to uninstall the
> sever I think and it qwould not let me as it said the app was running.

I'm sorry but only someone looking at the machine - you, probably! - can
determine what programs you have installed that could be using SQL server.
Go through your Start Menu and research the probable culprits. Another way
might be to look at what programs/processes are running in Task Manager.
The free Autoruns program is good for seeing what runs at startup.

You could also try Process Monitor to see what program has a handle on the
SQL process.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...s/default.mspx

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Malke wrote:
> Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:
>
>
>> I too wandered if other MS products used it. I tried to uninstall the
>> sever I think and it qwould not let me as it said the app was running.
>
> I'm sorry but only someone looking at the machine - you, probably! - can
> determine what programs you have installed that could be using SQL server.
> Go through your Start Menu and research the probable culprits. Another way
> might be to look at what programs/processes are running in Task Manager.
> The free Autoruns program is good for seeing what runs at startup.
>
> You could also try Process Monitor to see what program has a handle on the
> SQL process.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...s/default.mspx
>
> Malke


Thanks for the tips. I'll give them a try.

Cheers

Ian

> My new laptop came with a 30 day trial of MS Office which I have just
> removed. While doing this I noticed several MS SQL programs are installed.

Hi,

Another possibility is that your trial version may come with Outlook 2007
with BCM (Business Contact Manager), and in this case, it may have installed
SQL component to store data.

I learned that Outlook 2007 with BCM is using SQL 2005 Express (but have no
hands-on experience), and you may wish to check (using services.msc ) if
there is a service installed with an instance name like "MSSQLSERVER". You
need to disable the service before you can remove it.

Hope this helps and good luck.


"Ian Thompson-Bell" <> wrote in message
news:g91och$12r2$...
> My new laptop came with a 30 day trial of MS Office which I have just
> removed. While doing this I noticed several MS SQL programs are installed.
> I am not sure if these were part of or necessary for office. Can I delete
> them? Are they any use?
> Cheers
>
> Ian

xfile wrote:
>> My new laptop came with a 30 day trial of MS Office which I have just
>> removed. While doing this I noticed several MS SQL programs are installed.
>
> Hi,
>
> Another possibility is that your trial version may come with Outlook 2007
> with BCM (Business Contact Manager), and in this case, it may have installed
> SQL component to store data.
>
> I learned that Outlook 2007 with BCM is using SQL 2005 Express (but have no
> hands-on experience), and you may wish to check (using services.msc ) if
> there is a service installed with an instance name like "MSSQLSERVER". You
> need to disable the service before you can remove it.
>
> Hope this helps and good luck.
>

Thanks, I'll check that out too.

Cheers

Ian