Multi-Boot and sharing MSDE data?

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From: Charles E Finkenbiner (CharlesEF__at__MailandNews.Com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:02:30 -0600

Hi All,

I multi-boot different versions of Windows. I would like to install
MSDE programs on the C: drive of each Windows version, no problem there.
  But, I would like to share a common location for the MSDE data files.

Currently the MSDE installation aborts if it finds data already
installed in the DataDir.

Is there any way to share a DataDir location?

Thanks for any help,

Charles

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