Re: Newbie - Help with VB.Net Install!

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"Hector" <Hector@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Peter,
> I do not have an icon for MSDE. When I try to follow the link to download
> and install the MSDE the download works but the installation fails.
>
> Applying the instructions on the MSDN page "Using MSDE 2000 with the .NET
> Framework SDK QuickStart Tutorials"
> I get to Step 2 when I get the following scenario.
>
> I have opened an MS-DOS command prompt and changed to the C:\MSDERelA
> directory,
> and run the following command:
>
> Setup.exe /qb+ INSTANCENAME=NetSDK DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=1 SAPWD=<MY SA
> PASSWORD>
>
> after a couple of screens I get the following:
>
> MessageBox Title: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine
> Message: The instance name specified is invalid.
> OK Button
>
> Folowed by another
> MessageBox Title: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine
> Message: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine Setup failed.
> OK Button
>
> Would appreciate more help.
>
> Hector
>
At this point, I can only offer you one possibility.
Try the setup command the way we do it for our classrooms.

This is an excerpt from our standard instructions:
"
5. To execute SETUP.EXE correctly, you must supply an instance name and a
system administrator password as part of the command: i.e. the command must
be (note the implication that you must be logged on as a system
administrator to install):



SETUP.EXE INSTANCENAME="NetSDK" SAPWD="yourSAPassword"



where yourSAPassword is your actual system administrator password. This
password is needed only to install MDSE, not to use it. Access to MSDE is
controlled by normal "NT Security" which should allow users access based on
network logon and password. It is very important the the INSTANCENAME
parameter be NetSDK, as this name will enable you to generate the sample
databases automatically instead of having to run SQL scripts from the
command line.



6. Once installation is complete, you must reboot the PC before you will see
MSDE. After the reboot, you should see the MSDE icon in SysTray."



If you continue to encounter difficulties, I suggest you consider posting
in:



microsoft.public.sqlserver.msde


--
Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.


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