Uninstall SQL Server 2012 without using SetupARP.exe

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Uninstall SQL Server 2012 without using SetupARP.exe

Patrick Harren 5

I currently do not have access to SetupARP.exe. Is there another way to remove SQL Server 2012 from my system?

Patrick Harren 5 Reputation points

2024-02-22T02:50:51.4966667+00:00

I tried "System Settings => Apps => Installed Apps and Feature." That's were I got the error message that SetupARP.exe could not be found. "Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\x86\SetupARP.exe'. Make sure that you typed the name correctly, and try again.".
ZoeHui-MSFT 41,551 Reputation points

2024-02-29T07:57:46.1633333+00:00

Hi @Patrick Harren, Do you have further question on this, could we offer more support? If this helps on your issue, you could mark it as answer so other user with similar problem could see this easier. :)

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Patrick Harren 5 Reputation points

2024-02-22T02:50:51.4966667+00:00

I tried "System Settings => Apps => Installed Apps and Feature." That's were I got the error message that SetupARP.exe could not be found. "Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\x86\SetupARP.exe'. Make sure that you typed the name correctly, and try again.".
ZoeHui-MSFT 41,551 Reputation points

2024-02-29T07:57:46.1633333+00:00

Hi @Patrick Harren, Do you have further question on this, could we offer more support? If this helps on your issue, you could mark it as answer so other user with similar problem could see this easier. :)

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Hi, posting this in case nobody previously sorted it and for future reference: I had this issue with MS SQL 2022 today but managed to solve it after uninstalling every mention of SQL in the Installed Apps list by deleting the below regedit keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer

Then went to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and used CTRL+F to locate "SetupARP.exe" and deleted every key related to MS SQL 2022.

I initially couldn't find some of the SQL keys in the last location so I found and used "BCUninstaller" to double check for me which was successful and SQL no longer appears in my Installed Apps list.

Hope this helps :)

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Patrick Harren 5

No one addressed the problem. They all suggested redoing the failing procedure. I finally deleted the related files and manually deleted the registry entries for MSSQL.

Pham Khanh Tuan 0 Reputation points

2024-11-10T04:44:20.56+00:00

Hello Patrick Harren, I uninstall MS SQL 2022 but i can't find SetupARP.exe in my SQL folder so i can't uninstall it. Can you tell me how you do it please

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ZoeHui-MSFT 41,551

Hi @Patrick Harren,

You may remove all SQL Server components from control panel -->Programs and Features-->uninstall.

Regards，

Zoe Hui

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Olaf Helper 47,616

Sure, as with any other application: System Settings => Apps => Installed Apps and Feature. Mark it => uninstall

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Michael Taylor 61,221

SetupARP? Like the Corel product? What does that have to do with uninstalling SQL 2012? Can you not just go into Programs & Features and select the Microsoft SQL 2012 product and remove it?

Michael Taylor 61,221 Reputation points

2024-02-22T03:03:58.7833333+00:00
Sounds like maybe the Corel product installed SQL. Search your machine for SetupARP.exe. A quick google seems to indicate it may be with the Corel product that is installed. Do you have the original Corel media you used to install it? That is where the setup would be.

If that isn't an option then the things I can think of include:

Try to uninstall the Corel product and hopefully it'll uninstall SQL too

Going to the SQL install directory and then Setup Bootstrap and looking for the setup.exe in the subfolders. Then run the setup.

Checking the edition of SQL that is installed to see if it is Express and, if so, then downloading the SQL 2012 Express installer from MS and running it to see if it'll let you uninstall.

Manually uninstalling. This is a last resort, may leave stuff laying around and could potentially prevent you from installing a newer version of SQL later.

Personally, if I couldn't get the Programs & Features to uninstall SQL and I couldn't find the original installer then I'd just leave it installed until I reinstalled Windows later. You can have an older and newer version of SQL installed at the same time if you need it.
Patrick Harren 5 Reputation points

2024-02-22T15:41:07.7233333+00:00

The Corel product is not installed on the computer. That "SetupARP" is from the error message. I tried downloading the installer packed. It stated that it will remove but never gives the option to remove. I will delete the files and clean up the Registry manually.

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