MSDE instance restore question

how do I reinstall the MSDE instance after I restored my server?
The issue that I am having is that I can not restore the database because I
can not start the MSSQL$LDMSDATA service. So at this point I need to
reinstall the MSDE
instance.
Unless someone has a better idea.
Thanks in advanceHi,
See the below link to manually remove MSDE.
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;290991
After that you can do a fresh install and restore the databases.
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"Greg" <gregkh@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> how do I reinstall the MSDE instance after I restored my server?
> The issue that I am having is that I can not restore the database because
> I
> can not start the MSSQL$LDMSDATA service. So at this point I need to
> reinstall the MSDE
> instance.
> Unless someone has a better idea.
> Thanks in advance