Remove a component from an existing SQL Server 2005 installation

You may want to remove a component, such as the Workstation components or SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Control Panel, open Add or Remove Programs.
2. In the Currently installed programs list, click Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and then click Change. The SQL Server 2005 Maintenance Wizard starts.
3. On the Component Selection page, under the SQL Server 2005 instances node, select the instance that includes the instance of the component that you want to remove. For example, if you want to remove SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services from an instance, click the instance name.
   
   Note You may want to remove Full-Text Search. Full-Text Search is a part of the Database Engine. To do this, click the item that has Database Engine listed. If you want to remove common components such as SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, SQL Server 2005 Notification Services, or Workstation components, click the component under the SQL Server 2005 common components node.
4. Click Next. The SQL Server 2005 Maintenance Wizard starts the SQL Server 2005 Installation Wizard.
5. Click Next several times until the Change or Remove Instance page appears.
6. On the Change or Remove Instance page, click Change Installed Components.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Feature Selection page, notice the component that you selected earlier. Click the component that you want to remove, and then click Entire feature will be unavailable.
9. Click Next, and then complete the wizard.