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- Stop the http://companyweb Web site. To do so, click Start, and then click Server Management. In the Server Management console pane, double-click Advanced Management, double-click Internet Information Services, double-click ServerName (local computer), and then double-click Websites, where ServerName is the name of your server computer. Right-click companyweb, and then click Stop (Figure 1).
Figure 1 - stop the companyweb.
- Stop the SharePoint Timer Service. To do so, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services (Firgure 2). Double-click SharePoint Timer Service to open the Properties dialog box. On the General tab, click Stop. Choose Manual for the Startup Type (Figure 3). Click OK to apply the changes and to close the SharePoint Timer Services Properties dialog. Leave Services open for the next step.
Figure 2 - find the Sharepoint Timer Service.
Figure 3 - set the Sharepoint Timer Service to start manual.
- Stop the MSSQL$SHAREPOINT service. While still in Services, right-click MSSQL$SHAREPOINT, and then click Stop (Figure 4).
Figure 4 - stop the MSSQL$SHAREPOINT instance.
- Back up the SharePoint database files. To do so, browse to %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$SHAREPOINT\data, and then copy the following files to a backup location of your choosing (Figure 5)
Figure 5 - copy the Sharepoint databases.
- STS_ServerName_1.mdf
- STS_Config.mdf
- STS_ServerName_1.mdf_log.LDF
- STS_Config_log.LDF
- Remove the SHAREPOINT WMSDE instance. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs (Figure 6). Select Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (Sharepoint), and then click Remove. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete MSDE (SharePoint). You must restart the computer before you continue with the following procedures.
Figure 6 - Remove the Sharepoint instance.
Figure 7 - Confirm that you want to remove the Sharepoint instance.
Figure 8 - Setup is working...
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