Jim, "The instance name specified is invalid" error can be resolved by using a specific setup command line parameter.
Your unpacked directory should have multiple .msi files in it somewhere. Try pointing setup to the first .msi file, like this. "setup.exe c:\path\to\msi\sqlrun01.msi" or possibly "setup.exe /upgradesp c:\path\to\msi\sqlrun01.msi" in this case. You may also get an error about having a blank MSDE password. You can get around this error by setting BLANKSAPWD=1 on the command line, but I strongly suggest setting an MSDE sa password. Thanks, Ben Layer ISS XForce -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mohr James Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ISSForum] Installing MSDE SP3a Hi All! I am trying to install SP2 for SiteProtector 2.0. It requires MSDE SP3a. So, I downloaded the file sql2kdesksp3.exe from Microsoft and run it, which unpacks the file. Then in the appropriate directory I run setup.exe after a minute, I get and error saying "The instance name specified is invalid". The version of SQL is the one provided with site protector and SELECT @@VERSION shows: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.194 (Intel X86) Since the installation exists after the above error, I am stuck at this point. Any help would be greatly appreaciated. Regards, Jim Mohr ELAXY Brokerage & Trading GmbH & Co KG _________________________________ James Mohr Systembetrieb Am Hofbr�uhaus 1 96450 Coburg Germany Fon +49 (0) 95 61.55 43.0 Fax +49 (0) 95 61.55 43.302 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------- "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are." -- John Wooden --------------------------------------- Be sure to visit the Linux Tutorial: http://www.linux-tutorial.info _______________________________________________ ISSForum mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE OR CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, go to https://atla-mm1.iss.net/mailman/listinfo _______________________________________________ ISSForum mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE OR CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, go to https://atla-mm1.iss.net/mailman/listinfo
