msde installation question.

Hi,
When i install MSDE it creates a folder named "Microsoft SQL
Server\80\..." in Program Files why it create this folder? Is there any way
to bypass this folder installation. thanks a lot
hi,
"Shoaib Khanzada" <shoaibkhanzada@.hotmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Hi,
> When i install MSDE it creates a folder named "Microsoft SQL
> Server\80\..." in Program Files why it create this folder? Is there any
way
> to bypass this folder installation. thanks a lot
even when specifying a different path for DATADIR and TARGETDIR, MSDE
requires to install some stuff in \Program Files\...
those files, bynaries and executables, are service pack indipendent (the
always are updated at the higher service pack level) and are shared among
all instances installed on the targe pc...
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.6.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.52.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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