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                                         Mano 
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                                             Posted - 2003-09-29 : 19:32:10
                                            
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                                            | Hi There,I am trying to install MSDE 2000 on Windows NT 4.0 & Service pack 6, but some reason I could not able to install the MSDE 2000.Installation steps.1. 99 % installed succesfully, after that it auto-matically uninstalls the MSDE 2000 desktop version.If you have any idea, Just let meknow ASAP.Thanks,Mano | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     tkizer 
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                                            Posted - 2003-09-30 : 12:58:58
                                          
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                                          | Have you checked the setup log to see what the error is?Tara  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     Mano 
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                                            Posted - 2003-09-30 : 18:41:31
                                          
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                                          | setup log is not created, I hope u can see this file contents.[22:26:12]: Welcome to the Microsoft Data Access Components Hotfix Installer.[22:26:12]: Windows Version Information:	Type: WinNT/2000/XP	Version: 4.0 (Service Pack: 6 ("Service Pack 6"))	Terminal Services: No	MUI Enabled: No[22:26:12]: Parsing Command Line options.[22:26:12]: Opening .ini file: C:\TEMP\IXP001.TMP\dahotfix.ini[22:26:12]: Loading System Setup Engine (SETUPAPI.DLL)[22:26:12]: Checking system dependencies.[22:26:12]: Processing .ini file data and building job list.[22:26:12]: Initializing Job Queues.	Job queue root: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DataAccess\dahotfix[22:26:12]: Job #1 added to job list.	TODO: Dump job information here...[22:26:12]: Job #2 added to job list.	TODO: Dump job information here...[22:26:12]: The registry value (SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion, "CommonFilesDir") was found.  Setting the directory path to "C:\Program Files\Common Files".[22:26:12]: Job #3 added to job list.	TODO: Dump job information here...[22:26:12]: Silent mode enabled.  Suppressing user interface.[22:26:12]: Creating worker thread to handle installation of files.[22:26:12]: Loading function (CheckMDACVersion) from internal function list.[22:26:12]: Checking version of Microsoft Data Access Components that is currently installed on the machine.[22:26:12]: The action (NULL!CheckMDACVersion) returned TRUE.[22:26:12]: Installing the inf: C:\TEMP\IXP001.TMP\Q328797_DLvlA.inf.[22:26:12]: Cannot find the file on the source media: C:\TEMP\IXP001.TMP[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: Installing the inf: C:\TEMP\IXP001.TMP\Q328797_DLvl9.inf.[22:26:12]: Cannot find the file on the source media: C:\TEMP\IXP001.TMP[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: File copy complete:	Source file: C	TargetFile: C[22:26:12]: Destroying Job Queues.[22:26:12]: Writing hotfix registry info.[22:26:12]: Checking state of setup at end of installation.	Setup was successful.[22:26:12]: Shutting down Hotfix Installer.  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     tkizer 
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                                            Posted - 2003-09-30 : 18:44:35
                                          
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                                          | The log that you have put in your post appears to be for MDAC and not MSDE.Tara  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     MichaelP 
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                                            Posted - 2003-09-30 : 19:30:31
                                          
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                                          | Maybe you can goto http://www.microsoft.com/data and get a version of MDAC 2.7 that runs on NT4 SP6, install that, then install MSDE?That MIGHT work....Michael<Yoda>Use the Search page you must.  Find the answer you will.</Yoda>  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     Mano 
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                                            Posted - 2003-10-13 : 18:55:08
                                          
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                                          | Finally problem is solved,These are steps are followed.1. Un-installed MSDE 7.0.2. Cleared all the regiestry entries.3. Uninstalled SP 6a on Windows NT 4.04. Installed Service Pack 6a again.5. Then Installed MSDE 2000.6. Now I can work with MSDE 2000.Mano  | 
                                         
                                        
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