Distributing application that use MSDE

From: Dan (ddeward_at_msn.com)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: 14 Jun 2004 17:34:00 -0700

Hi,

When distributing an application that uses MSDE, should you install
your application databases into a named instance or into the default
instance? Are there any guidelines on when to create a named instance
versus using the default one?

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Dan

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