hee hee, plan C worked a treat for a bit - problem though, SQL databases, Reporting services, & workstation won't start.......argh!!!

Thanks for all the advice, had got rid of everything that looked like sql, in the end I went into the registry files and deleted all references to SQL -...

I'm finding when I try to reinstall SQL Server 2005 I have Anaylsis Services, SQL Server, & one other but after I run the uninstallation wizard I can't find any...

Yeah, that appears to be my problem but I can't find anything related to the program on my laptop.  Do you remember how you got around the problem?  Thanks for...