Hi Brian,  Thanks for your response.

My answers to your questions are:

1)  I see the first screen and it doesn't go any farther.

2) The sqlsp.log in my Windows:

20:19:24 Begin Setup

20:19:24 Version...

Hi Ganesh,

I gained a little bits of understanding on the "named" instance of SQL Server.  But I have a question to ask you: Does the "Strong" in SECURITYMODE=SQL SAPWD="AStrongSAPwd" has any special...

I should add the following to my last posted message:

Services (Local)/Adminstrative Tools/Control Panel in my PC, I see the following:

Name:       MSSQLSERVER      

Description:   (Null-noting!)    

Status:       started   

Startup Type:  Automatic  

LogOn As:   Local system

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Name:     ...

Hi Ganesh,

Thank you very very much for your valuable instructions.

I am very new in the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition and MSDE 2000 Release A and I do...

Hi Ganesh, Thanks for your response.

I have the setup of MSDE 2000 Release A done and saved in my C:\MSDERelA\ folder.

I tried to install a default instance configures to use...

Hi sushila, Thanks for your response.

Issue #1: I read the Vlad - Dinesh - m SQL Server Reistration posting. I could not do my SQL Server Registration that way, because I...