MSDE Install Problems

Iam having some problems installing an MSDE database. I have downloaded
MSDE2000A from the microsoft website and iam running the setup from the
command promt using the following command : sql2000.msi BLANKSAPWD=1
the setup starts to run fine, then it gets to a point in the installation
and the progress bar starts to go backwards and the setup exits without any
errors being logged or any indication that the install failed, except that i
n
the Add / Remove programs section of controll pannel there is nothing relate
d
to MSDE installed.
how can i remedy this situation?It's hard to diagnose with the little information provided.
What version of Windows are you using?
Is there enough disk space?
Do you have admin privileges on the computer?
Watch very carefully while it is installing, an error message may appear on
the screen for just a few seconds before it uninstalls.
Come back with whatever additional information you can provide.
Arnie Rowland
"To be successful, your heart must accompany your knowledge."
"Luca" <Luca@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4B112961-D412-4AF4-9DAE-8ED2692D09ED@.microsoft.com...
> Iam having some problems installing an MSDE database. I have downloaded
> MSDE2000A from the microsoft website and iam running the setup from the
> command promt using the following command : sql2000.msi BLANKSAPWD=1
> the setup starts to run fine, then it gets to a point in the installation
> and the progress bar starts to go backwards and the setup exits without
> any
> errors being logged or any indication that the install failed, except that
> in
> the Add / Remove programs section of controll pannel there is nothing
> related
> to MSDE installed.
> how can i remedy this situation?|||windows server 2003
Plenty of disk space
And no there is no error at all, it gets to 1 seccond remaing then just
starts going backwards..
"Arnie Rowland" wrote:

> It's hard to diagnose with the little information provided.
> What version of Windows are you using?
> Is there enough disk space?
> Do you have admin privileges on the computer?
> Watch very carefully while it is installing, an error message may appear o
n
> the screen for just a few seconds before it uninstalls.
> Come back with whatever additional information you can provide.
> --
> Arnie Rowland
> "To be successful, your heart must accompany your knowledge."
>
> "Luca" <Luca@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4B112961-D412-4AF4-9DAE-8ED2692D09ED@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||hi Luca,
Luca wrote:
> Iam having some problems installing an MSDE database. I have
> downloaded MSDE2000A from the microsoft website and iam running the
> setup from the command promt using the following command :
> sql2000.msi BLANKSAPWD=1
> the setup starts to run fine, then it gets to a point in the
> installation and the progress bar starts to go backwards and the
> setup exits without any errors being logged or any indication that
> the install failed, except that in the Add / Remove programs section
> of controll pannel there is nothing related to MSDE installed.
> how can i remedy this situation?
please add the
/L*v "c:\MsdeLog.txt"
parameter to the
c:\...\>setup.exe BLANKSAPWD=1
(btw, BLANKSAPWD=1 is not a very good choice at all)
command line call to the boostrap installer of MSDE... this will enable
verbose logging of the setup process, resulting in an about 2mb text file
(for a succesufll installation) you can inspect in case of problem..
scan the log file for
RETURN VALUE 3
entries... about 10 lines before each entry you will get some (sometime
cryptic) description of the problem..
--
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.bizhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.19.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.63.0 and further SQL Tools
-- remove DMO to reply|||Ok i have added the extra command and have looked at the output.. the only
things i can see that may be causing the errors and that are close to Return
Value 3 are:
InstallSQLAgentSecurity failed (SERVER-NAME,LocalSystem,87).
-
MSI (s) (2C:D4) [09:24:31:823]: Executing op:
End(Checksum=0,ProgressTotalHDWord=0,Pro
gressTotalLDWord=0)
MSI (s) (2C:D4) [09:24:31:823]: Error in rollback skipped. Return: 5
MSI (s) (2C:D4) [09:24:31:838]: Closing Terminal Server registry propoga
tion
window. Discarding Changes.
MSI (s) (2C:D4) [09:24:31:885]: No System Restore sequence number for th
is
installation.
not sure if the last one means anything but the - InstallSQLAgentSecurity
failed (SERVER-NAME,LocalSystem,87). looks like something
any ideas?
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Luca,
> Luca wrote:
> please add the
> /L*v "c:\MsdeLog.txt"
> parameter to the
> c:\...\>setup.exe BLANKSAPWD=1
> (btw, BLANKSAPWD=1 is not a very good choice at all)
> command line call to the boostrap installer of MSDE... this will enable
> verbose logging of the setup process, resulting in an about 2mb text file
> (for a succesufll installation) you can inspect in case of problem..
> scan the log file for
> RETURN VALUE 3
> entries... about 10 lines before each entry you will get some (sometime
> cryptic) description of the problem..
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.bizhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.19.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.63.0 and further SQL Tools
> -- remove DMO to reply
>
>|||hi Luca,
Luca wrote:
> MSI (s) (2C:D4) [09:24:31:838]: Closing Terminal Server registry
> propogation window. Discarding Changes.
> MSI (s) (2C:D4) [09:24:31:885]: No System Restore sequence number for
> this installation.
are you installing MSDE on a Terminal Server session? if this is the case,
this usually causes a lot of problems... try installing it not on TS
session..
--
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.bizhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.19.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.63.0 and further SQL Tools
-- remove DMO to reply|||thanks for all your help. i have solved to problem
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Luca,
> Luca wrote:
> are you installing MSDE on a Terminal Server session? if this is the case,
> this usually causes a lot of problems... try installing it not on TS
> session..
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.bizhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.19.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.63.0 and further SQL Tools
> -- remove DMO to reply
>
>