The following steps shows you
how to uninstall MSDE from
your ISA Server machine
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If ISA Server is set to log using MSDE, you will
have to change its logging type first to another
format ( File Format, MS database, Local or remote SQL Server )
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To do this, from the left panel, click on the
Monitoring node, and then from the middle
page, click on the Logging tab
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From the right side panel, click on Configure Firewall Logging then
under the Select Log Storage format,
select the storage format you want ( File Format ,
SQL Server ), then click
OK


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Again, from the right side panel, click on Configure Web Proxy Logging,
then
under the Select Log Storage format,
select the storage format you want ( File Format ,
SQL Server ), then click
OK


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Once the new logging format is set, click on
Apply

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Now we
are ready to uninstall MSDE, go to
Control Panel and open Add/Remove programs
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Select
Microsoft ISA Server 2006 then click on
the Change/Remove button

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The Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Installation Wizard
will start, click on Next

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On the
Program Maintenance page, Choose
Modify and click
Next

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Expand
Firewall Services and click
Advanced Logging, as you can see
on the right side under the Feature
Description, this Installs Microsoft SQL
Desktop Engine
(MSDE)

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Click on
the Arrow
beside
Advanced Logging, and click on This
feature will not be available, Click
Next


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On the Ready to Modify the Program
page, Click Install

Once the Install
button is clicked, the installation wizard
will start uninstalling MSDE.
Summary
It is possible to uninstall MSDE from your ISA Server
machine, but first make sure that you change its logging
type. You might
change the logging type from MSDE to File Format, MS
Access Database, or even to a
local or remote SQL Server, for example SQL Server 2005
Related Links
Firewall Logging using a
Microsoft SQL database
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