SQL Server Express 2005 to 2014 upgrade and Uninstallation issues

We have client application running SQL Server Express that connects to a SQL Server 2012 server.  We are attempting to upgrade from Microsoft SQL 2005 express to Microsoft SQL Server 2014
express – but are having difficulties – especially with uninstall.
Our understanding is that we needed to follow the following steps:
    First we install Microsoft SQL 2005 express SP4 as required silently
Start /wait SQLEXPR.exe /qn ACTION=UPGRADE INSTANCENAME="SQLEXPRESS" UPGRADE=SQL_Engine SAPWD=<password>
SQLACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" SQLPASSWORD= SECURITYMODE="SQL"
    Then try upgrading with Microsoft SQL Server 2014 express, we use following command to do it silently
SQLEXPR.exe /q /ACTION=upgrade /INSTANCENAME=SQLEXPRESS /ISSVCAccount="NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS
We see following
    In Control Panel -> Uninstall or change program, we have all the instances listed 2005, 2008, 2012 and 2014.
    How do we uninstall the instance?  , We try uninstalling 2014
But it is not cleanly uninstalled.
Questions:
    Is there any way for clean upgrade from Microsoft SQL 2005 express SP3 to Microsoft SQL 2014 express?
    Is there any specific steps suggested to uninstall upgraded SQL 2014 express from system?
    Are we doing anything wrong in commands for silent upgrade?
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
After you perform an in-place upgrade it’s normal to find the binaries and references of the old version of SQL Server on the Start Menu and Control Panel -> Programs and Features. That’s by design. After you have successfully upgraded an instance, you can
remove the old binaries.
IfIf you find some remnants after uninstalling SQL Server 2014, please perform the following steps to manually uninstall it:
1. Uninstall all SQL Server 2014 components you can using Control Panel -> Programs and
Features
2. Backup the registry.
3. Delete the following keys in regedit:
    --HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
    --HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
4. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and delete
all the sub-keys referencing SQL Server.
5. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and delete all the keys referencing
SQL Server.
6. Rename all the SQL Server folders in the computer like
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server and subfolders.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

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      Exit code (Decimal):           -2068119551
      Exit facility code:            1211
      Exit error code:               1
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    Machine Properties:
      Machine name:                  WIN-EAD5VG4PBDE
      Machine processor count:       1
      OS version:                    Windows 7
      OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x86
      Process architecture:          32 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
    Product features discovered:
      Product              Instance             Instance ID                   
    Feature                                  Language            
    Edition              Version         Clustered
    Package properties:
      Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008 R2
      ProductName:                   SQL Server 2008 R2
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       10
      Installation location:         c:\b610200f3dc88995d16c2effd8b6ac\x86\setup\
      Installation edition:          EXPRESS
      Slipstream:                    True
      SP Level                       2
    User Input Settings:
      ACTION:                        Install
      ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      True
      AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
      AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
      ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
      ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
      ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
      ASDATADIR:                     Data
      ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
      ASLOGDIR:                      Log
      ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
      ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\ConfigurationFile.ini
      CUSOURCE:                     
      ENABLERANU:                    True
      ENU:                           True
      ERRORREPORTING:                False
      FARMACCOUNT:                   <empty>
      FARMADMINPORT:                 0
      FARMPASSWORD:                  *****
      FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE,REPLICATION
      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      HELP:                          False
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS
      INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      NPENABLED:                     0
      PASSPHRASE:                    *****
      PCUSOURCE:                     c:\b610200f3dc88995d16c2effd8b6ac\PCUSOURCE
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         True
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
      ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 FilesOnlyMode
      RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         *****
      SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
      SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Authority\Network Service
      SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
      SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQMREPORTING:                  False
      TCPENABLED:                    0
      UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
      X86:                           False
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      MSI status:                    Passed
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      MSI status:                    Passed
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      Exit facility code:            1203
      Exit error code:               1
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      Machine processor count:       2
      OS version:                    Windows XP
      OS service pack:               Service Pack 3
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x86
      Process architecture:          32 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
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    Package properties:
      Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008
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      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       10
      SPLevel:                       0
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      Installation edition:          DEVELOPER
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      ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      False
      AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Manual
      ASBACKUPDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Backup
      ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
      ASCONFIGDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Config
      ASDATADIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data
      ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
      ASLOGDIR:                      C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Log
      ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            STEVEN\Steven
      ASTEMPDIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\ConfigurationFile.ini
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      ERRORREPORTING:                False
      FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE,REPLICATION,FULLTEXT,AS,RS,BIDS,CONN,IS,BC,SDK,BOL,SSMS,ADV_SSMS,SNAC_SDK,OCS
      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      HELP:                          False
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    MSSQLSERVER
      INSTANCENAME:                  MSSQLSERVER
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
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      NPENABLED:                     0
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         False
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
      RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         *****
      SECURITYMODE:                  SQL
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
      SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
      SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           STEVEN\Steven
      SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQMREPORTING:                  False
      TCPENABLED:                    0
      X86:                           False
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      Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
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      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Feature:                       Full-Text Search
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:      0x12C2466D
      Configuration error description: '' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.
      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
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      MSI status:                    Passed
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      Feature:                       Reporting Services
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:      0x12C2466D
      Configuration error description: '' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.
      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Feature:                       Integration Services
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools Connectivity
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools SDK
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Business Intelligence Development Studio
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       SQL Server Books Online
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Microsoft Sync Framework
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
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    Global rules:
    Scenario specific rules:
    Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

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