We have server 2012 essentials operating as a domain controller and vpn file server. While trying to install a database program that uses sql server 2008r2 we encountered errors launching the sql server service attached to this program. I found that upgrading from sp1 which installs as default from the program to sp3 should fix the problem, however the database seems to have become corrupted in the process. I decided to try and start from scratch, however I cant uninstall sql server 2008 r2.
When i go to uninstall I see:
When I select the redistributable and click next I get this:
I have tried every online fix short of creating a .bat to remove, which i don't want to do since I don't really trust my coding skills on that. We are at the point where we think we have to refresh to factory on the server, any advice would be great! Thank you in advance.