Re: newbie question

From: Jacco Schalkwijk (NOSPAMjaccos_at_eurostop.co.uk)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:23:53 -0000

sql2kdesksp3.exe includes both the full MSDE version and the service pack,
i.e. some files are includes twice. You can use it to upgrade pre SP3a
versions of MSDE 2000, upgrade MSDE 1.0 and install a completely new version
of MSDE 2000. MSDE Release A can only be used to install a new version of
MSDE, so it contains fewer files. 

-- 
Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP
"Richard Fagen" <no_spam@my_isp.com> wrote in message
news:O7mC23FDEHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Everyone.
>
> I previously downloaded and installed MSDE (sql2kdesksp3.exe 70815 KB)
> and used it briefly to learn ASP.NET (WebMatrix) and VB.NET.
>
> Now I have full blown VS2003 and I'm ready to take on migrating my
> clients from DBF based applications (dBase, FoxPro, etc) to SQL server.
>
> I always check for updates and today I find..
> Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) Release A
>
> and it's file, MSDE2000A.exe is a fraction of the size (43259 KB).
>
> Can Microsoft release an update that is really smaller?  Do I still need
> the older larger file?
>
> I must be missing something :)
>
> Richard