Problems installing MSDE Desktop SP3a SQL server

Hi,
I'm trying to install MSDE Desktop SP3a SQL server on my Windows 2000 Professional Laptop.
Every time I try it nearly finishes the installation and then just rollsback.
Can anyone help? Is this a known issue?
Thanks in advance,
JockyHave you tried using the verbose logging switch when you install? You need to add something like this to the setup.exe you are running fromthe commandline:

/L*v c:\msde_install.log

|||The following article might help you setup MSDE from command line.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q324998|||

That Microsoft article did the trick. Thanks y'all!

Jocky.

Problems connecting to MSDE on Windows 2003

I have installed MSDE 2000 SP3a on Windows 2003 Server Web edition.
I am trying to connect to this DB using enterprise manager from another
machine (Windows 2000 Server where SQL Server is installed) with no luck. I
am getting: SQL Server does not exist or access is denied. ConnectionOpen
(Connect())".
I have tried connecting using both Windows Authentication mode and using the
sa account (which I am not sure I know the password for the MSDE).
Can anyone help ?
Thanks
ra294@.hotmail.comCheck whether the instance is listening on any network protocols using
Server Network utility and enable them appropriately.
Thanks,
Bala.
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"ra294" <ra294@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have installed MSDE 2000 SP3a on Windows 2003 Server Web edition.
> I am trying to connect to this DB using enterprise manager from another
> machine (Windows 2000 Server where SQL Server is installed) with no luck.
I
> am getting: SQL Server does not exist or access is denied. ConnectionOpen
> (Connect())".
> I have tried connecting using both Windows Authentication mode and using
the
> sa account (which I am not sure I know the password for the MSDE).
> Can anyone help ?
> Thanks
> ra294@.hotmail.com
>