MSDE Installation fails

When trying to install MSDE2000 in an XP Home edition machine the
installation fails (progress bar almost gets at the end but it then rolls
back) with no message.
There is should be a log file but I do not know how to get. Also where can I
find descriptions of the error messages?
In a previous message a similar problem was solved by installing File and
Print sharing. Unfortunately I do not know what this means.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Yannis
hi Yannis,
"Yannis Makarounis" <Yannis.Makarounis@.ace-hellas.gr> ha scritto nel
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> When trying to install MSDE2000 in an XP Home edition machine the
> installation fails (progress bar almost gets at the end but it then
> rolls back) with no message.
> There is should be a log file but I do not know how to get. Also
> where can I find descriptions of the error messages?
> In a previous message a similar problem was solved by installing File
> and Print sharing. Unfortunately I do not know what this means.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
> Yannis
open the control panel applet -> services... check the "Server" service is
running... this service allows file and pront sharing activities...
if not present, select your network connection properties... File and
Printer sharing for Microsoft network must be installed if not present..
when running the MSDE setup.exe, please add the
/L*v "c:\MsdeLog.txt"
parameter, in order to log the installation process to file, about 2mb, you
can later inspect for troubleshooting, looking for
RETURN VALUE 3
entries
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)
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MSDE Installation

How do I set the SQLServerAgent service on automatically when I run the
installation? By default, the MSSQLServer service is set as automatic, but
the SQLServerAgent is Manual
hi Roy,
"Roy" <Roy@.discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:C42372B4-330B-4418-89E4-2F167D703AB8@.microsoft.com...
> How do I set the SQLServerAgent service on automatically when I run the
> installation? By default, the MSSQLServer service is set as automatic, but
> the SQLServerAgent is Manual
actually there's no way to set this at install time
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.8.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.54.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply

MSDE Install Failure

On a Win2Ksp3 server I am trying to install MSDE. However everytome the
installation nears the end and then rolls back. All I get in the log is:
Event Type:Information
Event Source:MsiInstaller
Event Category:None
Event ID:11708
Date:04/05/2004
Time:22:30:20
User:N/A
Computer:ORASERVER1
Description:
Product: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine -- Installation operation
failed.
This came about after uninstalling BackupExec9.0 and attemtping a install of
BackupExec9.1 which also fails because it cannot install MSDE. Any ideas, I
cannot find much in Knowledgebase.
TIA
> This came about after uninstalling BackupExec9.0 and attemtping a
> install of BackupExec9.1 which also fails because it cannot install
> MSDE. Any ideas, I cannot find much in Knowledgebase.
> TIA
I read somebody's post on here today about how this went away if they
installed SP4.
WTH
|||was happening to me on a particular machine.
enabling file sharing service fixed it.
check msde dependencies to see if you have them all on your machine ?
Ranjeet.
<David> wrote in message news:OkREFBiMEHA.3556@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> On a Win2Ksp3 server I am trying to install MSDE. However everytome the
> installation nears the end and then rolls back. All I get in the log is:
> Event Type: Information
> Event Source: MsiInstaller
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 11708
> Date: 04/05/2004
> Time: 22:30:20
> User: N/A
> Computer: ORASERVER1
> Description:
> Product: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine -- Installation operation
> failed.
> This came about after uninstalling BackupExec9.0 and attemtping a install
of
> BackupExec9.1 which also fails because it cannot install MSDE. Any ideas,
I
> cannot find much in Knowledgebase.
> TIA
|||What is the 'file sharing service'?
and what dependencies exist?
I have upgraded to SP4 and it has mde no difference.