Sql-server – Installation SQL Server 2016 error

sql serversql-server-2016

I just uninstall SQL Server 2012 (but Microsoft SQL Server 2012 didn't uninstall completely), now I want to install SQL Server 2016 but it causes this error:

vs shell installation has failed with exit code 1638.

I google it but can't find a true answer.

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Exit code 1638 is Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel

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Thanks to Aaron Bertrand, I was able to resolve the issue following the manual steps outlined in his blog:

Fun with software : uninstalling SQL Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Edition

...in spite of the title, it's not just for 2008 R2 or Evaluation Edition.

In case the link ever stops working, the essential steps are:

Locate SQL Server related GUIDs under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

Also look for GUIDs in folders under Uninstall called e.g. "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2"
Run for each item:
```
msiexec /x "{guid}"
```

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This happened in SSMS 2017. There was a pop-under "Add table to view" dialog that I didn't know about. When I went to close SSMS it warned me about the dialog (which I could not close/cancel), then gave me an ugly exception about protected memory.
After restarting SSMS it all worked again.

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