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Visual Studio 2012 installation without SQL Server

I've got a question regarding Visual Studio Express 2012 for Desktop. It installed many "SQL Server (...)" items on my PC. Since I don't use any SQL servers when programming in c# I wonder if I can safely uninstall these (or install a fresh copy of vs without them).

Thanks.

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Lucas Avatar asked Dec 08 '12 19:12

Lucas


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1 Answers

Yes, SQL Server is not needed for Visual Studio. Blow it away if you don't use it -- especially if you don't even access any databases.

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Dave Markle Avatar answered Sep 27 '22 22:09

Dave Markle