"Magy Naumova" wrote:

> Hi Hector,
> Do you have another intsance installed of MSDE on your PC? If you have'nt
> and if it is your first installation of MSDE on this machine you dont have to
> specify INSTANCENAME parameter.
> So, if this is the case, try to omit INSTANCENAME Parameter. This will
> install default instance of the MSDE with the name of your computer.
> After that you can install additional named instances (up to 16) of MSDE or
> SQL Server on that machine and with every installation you have to specify
> the instance name
>
> Magy
>
>
> "Hector" wrote:
>
> > I have installed VB.Net on my PC, I am a single user with XP Home Ed.. I am
> > trying to follow the instructions to load and install MSDE but the
> > installation phase keeps failing. I would appreciate any suggestions or help.
> >
> > The scenario is as follows:
> >
> > Applying the instructions on the MSDN page "Using MSDE 2000 with the .NET
> > Framework SDK QuickStart Tutorials"
> > I get to Step 2 when I get the following scenario.
> >
> > I have opened an MS-DOS command prompt and changed to the C:\MSDERelA
> > directory,
> > and run the following command:
> >
> > Setup.exe /qb+ INSTANCENAME=NetSDK DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=1 SAPWD=<MY SA
> > PASSWORD>
> >
> > after a couple of screens I get the following:
> >
> > MessageBox Title: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine
> > Message: The instance name specified is invalid.
> > OK Button
> >
> > Folowed by another
> > MessageBox Title: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine
> > Message: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine Setup failed.
> > OK Button
> >
> > Hector