Hello,
I have one of the full versions of SQL Server 2014 installed (not sure how to tell exactly which, but definitely a paid one), and want to upgrade to a newer version. I'm a developer, so am eligible to use the free developers edition, but would like to completely replace my existing installation with the new one.
Is this possible? Previous experience with trying to uninstall SQL Server was not pretty. I've tried it a few times (not on this machine), and never managed to get it off completely, so when I tried to install a newer version, it wanted an instance name, and wouldn't let me install is as the default instance.
Anyone able to advise? Thanks