1) Remove any existing Microsoft SQL component
Close TimeZero and open the “Add or Remove Programs” utility from the Control Panel.
Note: under Vista/7, you need to open “Programs” (or “Programs and Features”) from the Control Panel.

You have to remove all the items whose name begins with “Microsoft SQL” (uninstall all of them) starting with the main component (“Microsoft SQL Server 2008” or “Microsoft SQL server 2005”)
Note: If you don’t see any “Microsoft SQL” item in the Control Panel, proceed to the next step
Note: Please refer at the Appendix (chapter 1) for an example of all the steps involved in the un-installation under Vista/7.
After removing the main component, close the “Programs” control panel and re-open it (this force Windows to refresh the list of installed programs). If you see any remaining item whose name begins with “Microsoft SQL”, remove them one by one (the order does not matter at this point).
When all the “Microsoft SQL” items are removed from the “Programs” Control Panel, go to the “Program Files” folder (Computer -> Local Disk (C:) -> Program files) and delete any folder beginning with “Microsoft SQL Server”.
Note: Under 64Bit Operating System, you also need to delete the “Microsoft SQL Server” folder from “Program Files (x86)” (Computer -> Local Disk (C:) -> Program files(X86))
IMPORTANT: If you cannot delete the “Microsoft SQL Server” from the program file (because a process is running), you first have to manually stop all the SQL service that might be still running in the background. Please refer to chapter 3 to open the Service window and locate anything containing “SQL” in its name (such as “SQL Server (NOBELTEC_SQLEXPR)” or “SQLServer” or “Microsoft SQL”…). Open the corresponding service property window and click on “Stop”. After stopping the SQL service, you should be able to delete the folder.
Once all the Microsoft SQL components are removed and the folder(s) deleted, restart the computer.
Note: If you cannot remove SQL using the process described above, check the appendix for instructions on how to remove manually SQL (advanced)
2) Install (or re-install) Microsoft SQL Server
a) Disable any Anti-virus/Anti-Spyware and Firewall that could be running in the background. Make sure that the computer is logged as an Administrator.
b) Insert the TimeZero install DVD into the computer. If the Autorun starts, cancel it. Go to “My Computer” (or “Computer” under Vista and Windows 7) and locate the CD/DVD drive. Right click on it and choose “Explore” to browse the content of the DVD. Browse to “\Prerequisites\SQLExp\” double click on “SQLInstall.exe”
This will launch the manual installation of Microsoft SQL 2008R2.
Note: If you have an error about the .NET framework not being installed properly (required for SQL server installation and TimeZero), you can download it from Microsoft and launch it (TimeZero uses .NET Framework 4). Contact Microsoft if you have problems installing the .NET Framework on your computer.
c) The SQL installer will ask you to accept agreements and to confirm multiple steps: simply leave the default settings and click on “OK”, “Next” or “install” whenever asked.
Note: Please refer to the Appendix (chapter 2) to see all the steps and the prompts of the Microsoft SQL installation under Vista/7
d) If the installation is successful restart the computer.
Note: If a problem occurs during the installation, you can usually click on “view detail report” to have a description of the error. Please check the Appendix (at the very end of this document) for a list of all the known errors and fixes

e) Erase all the TimeZero SQL files (.mdf and .ldf files) located inside “C:\ProgramData\Nobeltec TZ\DATA” (under Vista/7) or “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nobeltec TZ\DATA” under XP
f) Open TimeZero. If you still have the SQL error warning, Please call Nobeltec Support at 503-579-1414.