title: Manually removing sql server 2008
body: <p>I am not able to remove sql server 2008 from my machine.</p>
  
  <p>I installed it in the past as a part of the installation of an application, this installed the runtime of sql server 2008 SP0. But now I cannot uninstall.</p>
  
  <p>I tried to use the setup of SP0 and even of SP2 but it was not able to uninstall, by giving fatal errors when it does the preliminary checks.</p>
  
  <p>This means that the only option I have is format my machine?</p>
  
  <p>I cannot even intall a new instance, something is really corrupted.</p>
  
  <p>Is it a way to remove it manually?</p>