I am having a problem installing Microsoft MSDE Rel. A on my Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4. This server is a 2nd domain controller and is not the primary source for the global catalog info.
The install gets all the way done, then it rolls back the installation at the end. The setup parameters I used are:
setup SECURITYMODE=SQL SAPWD=”secretpass” DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 /L*v C:\MSDE_setup.log
The MSDE_setup.log contains the following relevant error:
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Starting custom action InstallSQLAgentSecurity
InstallSQLAgentSecurity failed (MYSYSTEM,LocalSystem,87).
Action ended 10:48:19: InstallFinalize. Return value 3
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Searching on the web, it looks like this is a problem with the Server service. I uninstalled and reinstalled “Windows File and Printer Sharing”, but it did not help. I also disabled my antivirus software while installing. Any ideas??
Any help would really be appreciated, as I have been struggling with this for a while now. Thanks.