MSDE 2000 SP3 fails to install

MSDE 2000 SP3 fails to install on a windows 2000 terminal server. The error
message I get is "MSDE 200 SP3 installation failed with exit code 1603" and
“A strong password is required for security reasons. Please use SAPWD switch
to supply the same. Refer to read me for more details. Setup will now exit.”
I have come across this once before and removed the server from the domain,
in this case that is not an option. I have denied the read right to the
default domain policy which is the only policy that is applying. Anybody have
any ideas on how I can install this.
hi bob,
bob wrote:
> MSDE 2000 SP3 fails to install on a windows 2000 terminal server. The
> error message I get is "MSDE 200 SP3 installation failed with exit
> code 1603" and "A strong password is required for security reasons.
> Please use SAPWD switch to supply the same. Refer to read me for more
> details. Setup will now exit." I have come across this once before
> and removed the server from the domain, in this case that is not an
> option. I have denied the read right to the default domain policy
> which is the only policy that is applying. Anybody have any ideas on
> how I can install this.
as indicated by the error description, you have to provide a strong password
for "sa" login as a parameter, in the form of
c:\...\>setup.exe ... SAPWD="your strong password" ...
all available parameters for the setup.exe bootstrap installer are provided
at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...stsql_84xl.asp
or, if you really are sure (please don't) you do not need a strong sa
password, you have to provide the
BLANKSAPWD=1
parameter
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.10.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.56.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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|||Andrea
I tried BLANKSAPWD=1 and I even tried setting a strong password, neither one
worked. Do you have any other suggestions?
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi bob,
> bob wrote:
> as indicated by the error description, you have to provide a strong password
> for "sa" login as a parameter, in the form of
> c:\...\>setup.exe ... SAPWD="your strong password" ...
> all available parameters for the setup.exe bootstrap installer are provided
> at
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...stsql_84xl.asp
> or, if you really are sure (please don't) you do not need a strong sa
> password, you have to provide the
> BLANKSAPWD=1
> parameter
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.10.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.56.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> -- remove DMO to reply
>
>
|||hi Bob,
bob wrote:
> Andrea
> I tried BLANKSAPWD=1 and I even tried setting a strong password,
> neither one worked. Do you have any other suggestions?
>
can you please post your paramenters?
what kind of error do you get?
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.10.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.56.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply