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Requirement
I wish to install SSMS 18.0 GA (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-2017), on Windows 10 but get error:
enter image description here Uninstall Preview Attempt to uninstall 18.0 preview via Add/Remove programs: enter image description here Uninstall fails with:"The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" "Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package 'vs2017_isoshell_for_ssms.msi' in the box below"
Use source C:ProgramDataPackage Cache{D620DE9C-8A83-4BA5-83A8-E709A4150A47}v15.0.27248.2015redist vs2017_isoshell_for_ssms.msi does not exist on my machine. enter image description here Other fixes attempted
I attempted to remove via other means:
I have run MicrosoftProgram_Install_and_Uninstall.meta.diagcab from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/windows-fix-problems-that-block-programs-being-installed-or-removed And removed everything with SSMS or management studio in the name. After that, SSMS 18.0 preview still appears in add/remove programs and an uninstall gives the same error as above.
msiexec /x “{D620DE9C-8A83-4BA5-83A8-E709A4150A47}” brings up the same dialog so I cannot progress:
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Reinstall SSMS 18.0 Public Preview 6 works fine from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2052501 Try and install SSMS 18 GA again and get a different error of: enter image description here
Remove SSMS 18 preview 6 via Add/Remove programs, and get the same error: enter image description here
Question How can I remove SSMS 18 preview? I don’t have vs2017_isoshell_for_ssms.msi, a web search for this file gives nothing and a re-install of the preview version does not provide it. How to uninstall SQL Server Management Studio?
