I am installing a third party server application that runs
with MSDE. When I install the application on the server I
get an error message stating that iit cannot continue
because SQL server is installed. When I check the SBS
setup, SQL has not been installed. I verified with article
324418 on what services are installed by default and SQL
is not listed. So my question is what components are
installed in a SBS deafault installation that will cause a
program to think SQL server has been installed. I verified
with the vender of the third party software that it checks
the registry for SQL entries. What exact entries they were
unable to tell me, but I did notice alot of references to
SQL in the registry.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Bernie

Re: Install error with MSDE application on SBS 2000 by Craig

Craig
Tue Oct 14 21:22:54 CDT 2003

Hi Bernie,

From *memory* I seem to recall seeing somewhere that MSDE is not supported
on SBS 2000. I could be wrong.

That said why don't you run the app under SQL Server? If works with MSDE (a
cutdown version of SQL Server 7) it certainly shouldn't have any problems
under SQL Server 2000.

Short of that have you tried installing MSDE on it own, without first
installing the application?

Craig


"Bernie McKinnon" <berniem@leppert.com> wrote in message
news:0b9d01c39292$d1b95350$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I am installing a third party server application that runs
> with MSDE. When I install the application on the server I
> get an error message stating that iit cannot continue
> because SQL server is installed. When I check the SBS
> setup, SQL has not been installed. I verified with article
> 324418 on what services are installed by default and SQL
> is not listed. So my question is what components are
> installed in a SBS deafault installation that will cause a
> program to think SQL server has been installed. I verified
> with the vender of the third party software that it checks
> the registry for SQL entries. What exact entries they were
> unable to tell me, but I did notice alot of references to
> SQL in the registry.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Bernie