Nice one, that seems to be working! Had to delete a few services and other registry keys afterwards, then hack a few bits out of Active Directory, but at least that seems to have removed all of the relevant local stuff that would normally be removed by the uninstaller.
However now I seem to be encountering a few SQL issues reinstalling, but this is always something I can run past my DBA :-) 2009/1/19 Steve Burkett <steve.burk...@stemcor.com> > There's an Operations Manager 2007 Cleanup Tool available on the System > Center Operations Manager 2007 Tools and Utilities page which is supposed to > do a full cleanup when Add/Remove Programs doesn't work: > > > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/bb625978.aspx > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > *Sent:* 19 January 2009 13:36 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Ops Manager 2007 uninstall error > > > > None of the options in Add/Remove Programs cut the mustard, I get the same > error every time. It is almost as if there has been a patch applied that I > don't know about. > > 2009/1/19 Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> > > Have you tried the "Add/Remove Programs" / "Programs and Features" control > panel? > > > > Cheers > Ken > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, 20 January 2009 12:23 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Ops Manager 2007 uninstall error > > > > I am trying to remove a copy of Operations Manager 2007 from a server so I > can do a clean install, as the server has stopped logging alerts for some > reason. > > However every time I run setup I get the following error - "a newer version > of operations manager 2007 is already installed on this computer, Setup > cannot continue". I have removed all the patches and management packs that > were installed, yet still I get the same error. > > Can anyone shed any light on this? I feel kind of exposed without my > Operations Manager alerting..... > > > TIA, > > > > > JRR > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === > STEMCOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLAIMER NOTICE > This e-mail is intended only for the addressees named in it. The contents > should not be disclosed to any other person nor copies taken. Any views or > opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily > represent those of Stemcor unless otherwise specifically stated. Stemcor > does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message nor > responsibility for any change made to it after it was sent by the original > sender. You are advised to carry out a virus check before opening any > attachment as Stemcor does not accept liability for any damage sustained as > a result of any software viruses. You should be aware that Stemcor reserves > the right to read incoming and outgoing emails. > === > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
