When trying to install the outlook client I get the following error in the
MSDE log. I have tried to manually install MSDE but after the install
problem starts it just goes away without completing.

Any ideas?

MSI (s) (24:44) [09:29:25:253]: Doing action:
UpgDetectBlankSaLogin.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2C064397B
Action ended 9:29:25: InstallValidate. Return value 1.
MSI (s) (24:CC) [09:29:25:273]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI12.tmp, Entrypoint: UpgDetectBlankSaLogin
Action start 9:29:25:
UpgDetectBlankSaLogin.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2C064397B.
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
Setup.{E09B48B5-E141-427A-AB0C-D3605127224A}
TempFolder is
C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\{E09B48B5-E141-427A-AB0C-D3605127224A}\
Loading extended custom action library
C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\{E09B48B5-E141-427A-AB0C-D3605127224A}\sqlcax.dll
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
Setup.{E09B48B5-E141-427A-AB0C-D3605127224A}
Starting custom action UpgDetectBlankSaLogin()
Entering Function MyMsiEvaluateCondition
MsiEvaluateCondition for VersionNT returned TRUE
End Function MyMsiEvaluateCondition
An error was encountered during connection to server: 3.