SSMS Repair/Uninstall/Close issue

Ritesh Shukla 5 Reputation points
2024-08-31T07:23:23.6766667+00:00

I have downloaded SQL Sever Developer 2022 and then downloaded SSMS 20.1 but when ever i open it it is stuck on the Repair/Uninstall/Close screen. Tried to repair multiple times, uninstall and install multiple times close it but still its the same issue. Tried some other troubleshooting go to the registry and deled the pending file rename operations. Tried to delete the "Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server". Having the same issue of SQL server not going beyond the Repair/Uninstall/Close screen uninstalled both the SQL Server and the SSMS and then install but still did not work. Want to learn but my learning is not going any further then installing and uninstalling the sql server and SSMS. Need help.WhatsApp Image 2024-08-31 at 8.21.13 AM

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  1. CathyJi-MSFT 22,396 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2024-09-02T03:12:39.6666667+00:00

    Hi @Ritesh Shukla

    Please try to launch SSMS directly from the executable file. You can do this by navigating to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 20\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe and running it from there. Please run it as administrator. Remind temporarily disable any antivirus software during the installation process and enable it again after SSMS is installed.

    If launching directly doesn't work, please make sure the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 20 does not exist before reinstalling. You can delete it if it does.

     And run the following command from command prompt to delete the registry key: reg DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio" /reg:32. After doing this, restart your computer.

    If all do not work, please check the SSMS installation log located in the SsmsSetup folder under %TEMP%, and share the setup log to us for further troubleshooting.

     


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