Server Extensions Uninstall Prompts to Delete Database

ID: Q218368

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions

SYMPTOMS

When you uninstall the Office 2000 Server Extensions (OSE), you are prompted to delete the Discussion Database. If the discussion database used was the Master SQL database, then OSE will still prompt you to delete it, even though it was not created by the OSE install.

CAUSE

In order to remove OSE functionality, the discussion server has to be disabled and the discussions removed. To remove discussions, it is more efficient to delete the database that contains the discussions.

WORKAROUND

If have chosen to use the SQL Master database for your discussion server and do NOT want to delete it on removal of the OSE, then click "No" when prompted to delete the database.

MORE INFORMATION

As part of the OSE installation, you are prompted to configure a discussion server. The discussion server consists of a SQL Server or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) database, which will be used to store discussion threads.

You have the option to use the SQL Master database (the default database installed with SQL Server) as your discussion server if you like. If you choose this option, your discussions will be stored here. If you do NOT choose this option, you must create a new, blank database and begin the OSE installation again.

For more information, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

216926 How to Install Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions

216927 How to Create an Office 2000 Discussion Server"

When OSE is removed, some clean-up must be done. Part of that clean-up is to remove discussion threads. To remove discussion threads, the database needs to be deleted. Therefore, you are prompted as to whether or not you wish to delete the discussion database.

If you have used the SQL Master database as your discussion database, you may not wish to delete it. Therefore, you must carefully uninstall the OSE and click "No" when prompted to delete the Discussion Database.

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords : ose2000
Version : winnt:
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug