MSDE 2000 install problem - Setup failed to configure the server

Hi,
I keep getting a "Setup failed to configure the server" message everytime i
try to install MSDE 2000. I have entered a strong pasword, as that was
required, removed any instances of previous msde installations and it makes
no difference.
I have read and followed instructions from various web sites and still no
installation.
Any help/advice appreciated.
Thanks
Jen
P.S. I am running XP SP2
Hello,
When you say that you removed every msde instance, did you remove the
Microsoft SQL Server directory?
My custommers have problems when they uninstall msde and they don't delete
the directory by hand after
Marc Allard
Allcomp
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> Hi,
> I keep getting a "Setup failed to configure the server" message everytime
> i
> try to install MSDE 2000. I have entered a strong pasword, as that was
> required, removed any instances of previous msde installations and it
> makes
> no difference.
> I have read and followed instructions from various web sites and still no
> installation.
> Any help/advice appreciated.
> Thanks
> Jen
> P.S. I am running XP SP2
|||If you setup is failing, specify a command line parameter DISABLEROLLBACK =
1, this would stop MSDE Installer from rolling back in case of failure.
Also specify /L*v <log file patch with name>. This would enable setup to
write logs into the specified file. Try to search "return value 3" and
check where did it fail.
Once we know where it is failing we can help better. Also add the logfile
when you reply next.
|||Try changing the parameters you use for setup.exe. For example, I removed the
DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS =1 and INSTANCENAME=MSDE2 parameters and it worked
fine after that.
Good luck.
"JenC" wrote:

> Hi,
> I keep getting a "Setup failed to configure the server" message everytime i
> try to install MSDE 2000. I have entered a strong pasword, as that was
> required, removed any instances of previous msde installations and it makes
> no difference.
> I have read and followed instructions from various web sites and still no
> installation.
> Any help/advice appreciated.
> Thanks
> Jen
> P.S. I am running XP SP2
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