Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine - MSDE2000 Installation Error

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MSDE2000 Installation Error

Michael Walt

2005-10-27, 7:56 am

When I try to install an instance of MSDE2000 on a machine running XP, I get
the following message:

"Please go to the Control Panel to install and configure system components"

I have no idea what this means. I have installed the MSDE2000 100s of times
on W2K without problems.

Thank you in advanced.
Michael Walt

Andrea Montanari

2005-10-27, 7:56 am

hi Michael,
Michael Walt wrote:
> When I try to install an instance of MSDE2000 on a machine running
> XP, I get the following message:
>
> "Please go to the Control Panel to install and configure system
> components"
>
> I have no idea what this means. I have installed the MSDE2000 100s of
> times on W2K without problems.

please verify File & Printer sharing is enabled, as long as Server service
up and running...

you perhaps have a dirty registry regarding previously MSDE installations..

I succesfully cleared my registry following
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;290991 KB article
adiveces but the Windows Installer entries, that can be cleared using the
Windows Installer SDK tool Msizap.exe as per
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;320873 (never tried)

to troubleshoot MSDE installation you are invited to provide the additional
/L*v "c:\MsdeLog.txt"
to the setup.exe boostrap installer, which will enable verbose logging of he
installation process, resulting in an about 2mb (for succesfull
installation) text file you can inspect for
RETURN VALUE 3
entries... about 10/15 lines before each entry some (sometime cryptic)
description ot the problem will be reported..
--
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtm http://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.15.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.60.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
--------- remove DMO to reply

Michael Walt

2005-10-27, 7:56 am

Andrea,

Thank you for your help. I tried your suggestions with no luck. I am also
not able to create the installation log. If I run setup only without
specifying the installation type or option, I get the same message. It
appears to get hung up right away which leads me to believe it is a firewall
problem but I have checked that my firewall is off and file and print sharing
is enabled.

Do you have any other ideas?

Thank you in advance.

"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Michael,
> Michael Walt wrote:
>
> please verify File & Printer sharing is enabled, as long as Server service
> up and running...
>
> you perhaps have a dirty registry regarding previously MSDE installations..
>
> I succesfully cleared my registry following
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;290991 KB article
> adiveces but the Windows Installer entries, that can be cleared using the
> Windows Installer SDK tool Msizap.exe as per
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;320873 (never tried)
>
>
> to troubleshoot MSDE installation you are invited to provide the additional
> /L*v "c:\MsdeLog.txt"
> to the setup.exe boostrap installer, which will enable verbose logging of he
> installation process, resulting in an about 2mb (for succesfull
> installation) text file you can inspect for
> RETURN VALUE 3
> entries... about 10/15 lines before each entry some (sometime cryptic)
> description ot the problem will be reported..
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtm http://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.15.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.60.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> --------- remove DMO to reply
>
>
>

Michael Walt

2005-10-27, 7:56 am

Andrea,

I apologize for wasting your time but I figured out my error. It was a
simple/dumb mistake of not specifying the correct directory path before
trying to execute the setup.exe. Apparently XP responds with the message
described if it does not detect a setup.exe present in the directory
specified. Please disregard my last reply.

Thanks Again,

Michael Walt

"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Michael,
> Michael Walt wrote:
>
> please verify File & Printer sharing is enabled, as long as Server service
> up and running...
>
> you perhaps have a dirty registry regarding previously MSDE installations..
>
> I succesfully cleared my registry following
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;290991 KB article
> adiveces but the Windows Installer entries, that can be cleared using the
> Windows Installer SDK tool Msizap.exe as per
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;320873 (never tried)
>
>
> to troubleshoot MSDE installation you are invited to provide the additional
> /L*v "c:\MsdeLog.txt"
> to the setup.exe boostrap installer, which will enable verbose logging of he
> installation process, resulting in an about 2mb (for succesfull
> installation) text file you can inspect for
> RETURN VALUE 3
> entries... about 10/15 lines before each entry some (sometime cryptic)
> description ot the problem will be reported..
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtm http://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.15.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.60.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> --------- remove DMO to reply
>
>
>

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