MSDE 2000 Installation

What is MSDE?

   MSDE stands for 'Microsoft SQLServer Desktop Edition'. It is used for the OS that cannot install MS SQLServer2000, such as Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional.

How to get MSDE2000?

    Download from the following link:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/5/4/d5402c33-65de-4464-9d82-d1de2971d9db/MSDE2000A.exe

Installation Steps (Please read the 'Readme' file before installing it, and do not double click 'Setup.exe' directly)
  1. Double click the file and extract it to c:\MSDERelA
  2. Open DOS Prompt window:
    "Start" -> "Programs" -> "Command Prompt"
  3. Enter c:\MSDERelA
  4. Type Command:
    C:\MSDERelA> setup sapwd="sa" securitymode=SQL disablenetworkprotocols=0
    Note: "sa" is the password for the database administrator 'sa'. It is also used for installing ExcelServer database.
  5. Start 'Service Manager', and enable "Auto-start service when OS starts"
    Open "My Computer", and find file: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\sqlmangr.exe"; then double click it and execute it. The following window will pop-up.


    If the service is in the 'Stop' state, please start it, and also enable the "Auto-start service when OS starts". Once you finished above steps, you may see the following window..

      Now, we finished MSDE's installation.