No feature were uninstalled during the setup execution : SQL 2008 R2

 

PROBLEM: SQL Server Setup failure.
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SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

No feature were uninstalled during the setup execution. The requested features may not be installed. Please review the summary.txt logs for further details.
 
RESOLUTION :

Step 1 : regedit

Step 2 : Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

Step 3 :  Locate all of the R2-related GUIDs in the registry key.
 
Step 4 :  Double click on uninstallstring copy all the text and paste in notepad. Do this for all R2 GUIDs.

Step 5 : Replace the Msiexec.exe /I with Msiexec.exe /X.
 
I have also include GUIDs of SQL SERVER 2008 R2 (LAST TWO LINE IN PICTURE)

Shown in below picture  Please note your set of GUIDs may be different than mine.

 
Step 6 : Save notepad as .bat extension and run.                                                                                     
 
Step 7 :  Run the batch three to four time and reboot the machine and that's it.                                     
 
 

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