Microsoft KB Archive/295185

= You cannot install MSDE 2000 from the MSDE2000 Folder of the Office XP installation CD-ROM =

Article ID: 295185

Article Last Modified on 8/12/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q295185



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel to install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) from the MSDE2000 folder of the Microsoft Office XP installation CD-ROM, you may find that nothing is installed. Setup may start the Windows Installer program but then return to the MSDE 2000 installation dialog box after a few seconds. If you click Finish in the MSDE 2000 installation dialog box, you may receive the following error message:

The instance name specified is invalid.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are trying to install a default instance of MSDE 2000 on a computer that has a default instance of SQL Server 7.0 already installed.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, install a named instance of MSDE 2000. Follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 2) In the Run box, type Command, and then press ENTER.
 * 3) At the command prompt, to install a named instance of MSDE 2000, type the following command, and then press ENTER  :\MSDE2000\Setup.exe INSTANCENAME=&quot; &quot;

where  is the drive letter of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and   is the name of the new instance of MSDE 2000.


 * 1) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) On a computer that has Windows 2000 Server and a default instance of SQL Server 7.0 installed, insert the Office XP installation CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
 * 2) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 3) Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 4) In the Add/Remove Programs dialog box, click Add New Programs, and then click CD or Floppy.
 * 5) In the MSDE2000 folder on the CD-ROM, browse to the Setup.exe file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Additional query words: pra Case Number SRX010713600362 prb

Keywords: kberrmsg kbsetup kbprb KB295185

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