MSDE installation woes

I have tried 3 times to install MSDE on my laptop,
different problem each time. I have wiped the hard drive
and reinstalled XP sp2 to try again, downloaded MSDE 2000
rel A. Installed with the command Setup SAPWD="eight"
SECURITYMODE=SQL
COLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_Cl_AS" /L*v c:\MSDE.log.
The installation just terminates abruptly. Search
for 'return value 3' turns up this:
An error was encountered during connection to server: 3
Ending custom action UpgDetectBlankSaLogin().
Action ended 9:19:42:
UpgDetectBlankSaLogin.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2 C064397B
.. Return value 3.
Action ended 9:19:42: INSTALL. Return value 3.
Property(S): UpgradeCode = {421A321C-2214-4713-B3EB-
253F2FBCCE49}
Property(S): SqlCollation = SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_Cl_AS
Property(S): SqlDataDir = C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\
Property(S): SqlProgramDir = C:\Program Files\Microsoft
SQL Server\
Property(S): SqlInstanceName = MSSQLSERVER
Property(S): SqlSecurityMode = SQL
Property(S): SqlSa...
Property(S): SqlDisableNetworkProtocols = 0
Property(S): VersionNT = 501
Property(S): ALLUSERS = 1
Property(S): ARPNOMODIFY = 1
I've lost a week on this, getting desparate!
Thanks, Brian
hi Brian,
"Brian" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:167e01c4b551$02b56fc0$a301280a@.phx.gbl
> I have tried 3 times to install MSDE on my laptop,
> different problem each time. I have wiped the hard drive
> and reinstalled XP sp2 to try again, downloaded MSDE 2000
> rel A. Installed with the command Setup SAPWD="eight"
> SECURITYMODE=SQL
> COLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_Cl_AS" /L*v c:\MSDE.log.
> The installation just terminates abruptly. Search
> for 'return value 3' turns up this:
> An error was encountered during connection to server: 3
> Ending custom action UpgDetectBlankSaLogin().
> Action ended 9:19:42:
> UpgDetectBlankSaLogin.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2 C064397B
> . Return value 3.
> Action ended 9:19:42: INSTALL. Return value 3.
> Property(S): UpgradeCode = {421A321C-2214-4713-B3EB-
> 253F2FBCCE49}
> Property(S): SqlCollation = SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_Cl_AS
> Property(S): SqlDataDir = C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\
> Property(S): SqlProgramDir = C:\Program Files\Microsoft
> SQL Server\
> Property(S): SqlInstanceName = MSSQLSERVER
> Property(S): SqlSecurityMode = SQL
> Property(S): SqlSa...
> Property(S): SqlDisableNetworkProtocols = 0
> Property(S): VersionNT = 501
> Property(S): ALLUSERS = 1
> Property(S): ARPNOMODIFY = 1
> I've lost a week on this, getting desparate!
> Thanks, Brian
the only info I've found are listed in
http://www.google.it/groups?as_q=Upg...&num=100&hl=it
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.9.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.55.1
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply
|||try a stronger password than "eight." I had the same issue and the problem
is that rel A wants a secure SA password. It will reject a simple one and
you are left with the error saying there is no password, hence "Ending
custom action 'UpgDetectBlankSaLogin' "
"Andrea Montanari" <andrea.sqlDMO@.virgilio.it> wrote in message
news:2tkeqmF21euj1U1@.uni-berlin.de...
> hi Brian,
> "Brian" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:167e01c4b551$02b56fc0$a301280a@.phx.gbl
> the only info I've found are listed in
>
http://www.google.it/groups?as_q=Upg...&num=100&hl=it
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.9.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.55.1
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> -- remove DMO to reply
>