Strong SA password

Strong SA password

• Mark Storen

  It actually came up with this message as I ran the installer. I did not even get a chance to get to the password setup screen.

  Thanks.

  
  

• Jerrie Pelser

  Please provide us with the appropiate parts of the setup logfile.
  
  Jens K. Suessmeyer
  
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• ie1jch

  Hi,
  
  I think you forgot to pass the SAPQD switch which passes the sa password to the installer. You have to provide a sa apssword to install the MSDE.
  
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/810826
  
  HTH; Jens Suessmeyer.
  
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• LTR

  Here is an example of the command using the password install:

  C:\MSDERelA\setup.exe SAPWD="install"

  this is assuming the setup file is in the default directory MSDERel

  Good luck,

  Gerry Loranger

  
  
  

• Todd Segal

  YOu have to provide it as a switch on the commandline, see the link above that I posted for syntax of the commandline.
  
  HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.
  
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• Gary_MN

  I ended up just adding the following lines to the setup.ini file

  [Options]
  UID="Password"
  SAPWD="Password"

  But now I am having an issue... it starts to install the software but with 3 seconds left on the time... the progress bar goes backwards like its uninstalling everything that it had done. Could somebody help me with this

  Thanks

  
  

• Laurence Starks MSFT

  Thanks, I also had a similar problem to this. I think it's just that the solution wasn't that evident in the support article previously mentioned.
  
  It could have saved a lot of time by stating "Run the setup from the command line as follows: C:\MSDERelA\setup.exe SAPWD="password""
  Then explain the importance of the password.
  
  Thanks
  
  
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