MSDE refuses to install on Server 2003

Hi,
I'm trying to install some apps onto one of my server 2003 boxes, on one
server it all goes fine, on the other however the msde installations all
give up and rollback I just get errors in the event logs that state that the
installation failed. Any ideas? It won't even let me install the vanilla
MSDE 2000 rel A on with the default options.
The only installed version of sql/msde appears to be the default Active
Directory stuff. Help!
Jonathan
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"J" wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm trying to install some apps onto one of my server 2003 boxes, on one
> server it all goes fine, on the other however the msde installations all
> give up and rollback I just get errors in the event logs that state that the
> installation failed. Any ideas? It won't even let me install the vanilla
> MSDE 2000 rel A on with the default options.
> The only installed version of sql/msde appears to be the default Active
> Directory stuff. Help!
> Jonathan
>
>
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MSDE refuses to install

I have installed MSDE2000 on several new laptops and wrokstations but for
some reason, I have one new sony vaio that the msde installer gets so far
and then rolls itself back. The event viewer just says that it failed to
install event ID 11708. I am logged in with administrator account and have
shared both hard drives. I am at loss for an answer.
Robert woke up on Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:39:11 GMT and sat in
microsoft.public.sqlserver.msde writing in message
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> I have installed MSDE2000 on several new laptops and wrokstations but
> for some reason, I have one new sony vaio that the msde installer gets
> so far and then rolls itself back. The event viewer just says that it
> failed to install event ID 11708. I am logged in with administrator
> account and have shared both hard drives. I am at loss for an answer.
I just downloaded the newer version MSDE2000A and it installed when I
provided the SAPWD.