RE: MSDE Installation Problems

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Hello Vikram,

To get the clue on this issue, I suggest that you check if Cnfgsvr.out file
exists under install folder.

Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$<instance name>\Install.

Also, please disablerollback so that you could get the log:

setup SAPWD="mypassword" INSTANCENAME="instance name" DISABLEROLLBACK=1
/L*v C:/MSDELog.log

You may refer to 816499 for Cnfgsvr.out in KB 816499 you mentioned

816499 PRB: "Setup Failed to Configure the Server" Error Message When You
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=816499

You could send the msdelog and cnfgsvr.out to me at petery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Furthermore, I wonder if you once tried a clean boot to isolate third party
issue

1. Run the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe): Click Start->Run,
type "msconfig"(without quotation mark) in the open box, and click OK.
2. On the General tab, select "Selective Startup" and then deselect Load
Startup items, select the checks on other options.
3. On the Services tab, click Hide All Microsoft Services. Deselect all the
items left.
4. Click the Apply button.
5. Reboot your computer.

This issue could also occur if other application connects to the MSDE
instance while it is in single user mode. Thus setup program fail to
connect to SQL server. You may want to temparily stop all applciations that
may connect to this MSDE. If possible, you may want to tempoarily disable
network from other computers.

Best Regards,

Peter Yang
MCSE2000/2003, MCSA, MCDBA
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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| From: "Vikram Kulkarni" <vicky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Subject: MSDE Installation Problems
| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:43:44 -0700
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| I am getting this error after I un-installed MSDE and tried to reinstall
| again:
| "Setup failed to configure the server. Refer to the server error logs and
| setup error logs for more information."
|
| I see that this problem has been reported recently and found several
| references to it. I tried almost every step but I still I get the error.
I
| am on Win XP SP 2.
|
| This is what I found and tried:
|
| 1.) I removed the registry entries manually. I cleaned up the existing
| folders. I also used the msizap.exe tool.
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320873
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320873/EN-US/
|
| 2.) This suggests renaming the machine name to all uppercase chars. No
use.
| http://www.imbrellasoftware.com/support/UseSQL_MSDEProblems.asp
|
| 3.) This one suggest renaming the machine name but also suggests another
| fix:
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q285100. But I am
| not sure how to replaces those dlls. I did a search and I did not find
those
| dlls on the target machine.
|
| 4.) Tried the steps described here as well :
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;816499
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;816499&Product=sql
|
| 5.) Tried the MDAC corruption case by using the tool and performing the
| manual steps outlines here:
| http://www.macropool.com/en/download/mdac_xp_sp2.html
|
| Not sure if I am missing anything. This issue has taken up the whole day
| here....
|
| Any help will be greatly appreciated.
|
| Thanks
| Vikram
|
|
|
|

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