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Assistance Needed: SQL Server 2012 to 2019 In-Place Upgrade - Uninstall 2012 setup file from control panel

Santhosh Dasari 0 Reputation points
2024-02-26T09:54:59.7933333+00:00

I am Santhu, and I recently performed an in-place upgrade from SQL Server 2012 to 2019.I have checked the installed programs and verified the SQL Server 2012. I am considering uninstalling it to prevent any security risks. However, I wanted to seek your guidance before proceeding,I would appreciate your guidance on the recommended steps for uninstalling SQL Server 2012 after an in-place upgrade to 2019. Additionally, I would like to know if there are any precautions I should take before uninstallation. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your guidance on this matter. If you need further information, please feel free to contact me at ******@gmail.com

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  1. Erland Sommarskog 119.8K Reputation points MVP
    2024-02-26T22:42:12.95+00:00

    To answer this question properly, I would more or less have to repeat your steps, to see what I get. As you might guess, that would take a little time.

    But I have a recollection of having seem remnants of SQL 2017 on a server which originally ran SQL 2017 and then gone through in-place upgrade to SQL 2019 and SQL 2022. I think I concluded that is share components. I don't recall if we uninstalled the old stuff.

    I would assume it's safe to uninstall, but I am not fully confident. If this is a VM, take a snapshot of the VM so that you easily can roll back if things go south.

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