laptop profile: XP pro
I'm trying to install the SQL desktop engine, but I'm having trouble.
First I got the "A Strong password is required for security reasons. Please use SAPWD switch to supply the same."
I opened up the "setup.ini" and under [Options] I entered in:
setup SAPWD="AStrongSAPwd" (taken from http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=190587&SiteID=1)
Now when I run the setup.exe, I get a Windows Installer window pop up with commands to use with "msiexec"
msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
I've tried to run this "msiexec /i SqlRun01.msi", SqlRun01.msi being the first file in a bunch of msi files. And again I would get the SA password error above.
Can anyone help me please
trouble installing SQL Server Desktop Engine
ManMuffin
Here is an example for installing MSDE from the command prompt. And then starting the service.
c:\sql2ksp4\MSDE\setup INSTANCENAME=River SAPWD=B876EB37-5EE565
c:\sql2ksp4\MSDE\net start MSSQL$River