Error in MSDE setup

When I install MSDE, I am getting an error and the installation stops. In
the log file that is created it looks like this:
Executing "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\80\Tools\Binn\cnfgsvr.exe -V 1 -M 1 -U sa -I "CDC29999" -Q
"SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS""
Setup failed to configure the server. Refer to the server error logs and
setup error logs for more information.
Action ended 10:31:21: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
When I look in the server log, it gives me the same message. "Refer to the
server error logs and setup error logs for more information." Big help!
My setup.ini file looks like this:
[Options]
INSTANCENAME = "CDC"
SAPWD = "CDC2003"
I checked the Windows event log and found this:
The MSSQL$CDC service failed to start due to the following error:
MSSQL$CDC is not a valid Win32 application.
I think this is the problem, but have no idea what is going on or how to fix
this.
Any ideas?
Thanks
LanceTurns out there is a problems with some MS products that if there is a file
on the root of C drive called "Program" then it fails when it trys to start
the service.
Lance
"Lance Geeck" <lgeeck@.cox.net> wrote in message
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> When I install MSDE, I am getting an error and the installation stops. In
> the log file that is created it looks like this:
> Executing "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\80\Tools\Binn\cnfgsvr.exe -V 1 -M 1 -U sa -I "CDC29999" -Q
> "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS""
> Setup failed to configure the server. Refer to the server error logs and
> setup error logs for more information.
> Action ended 10:31:21: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
> When I look in the server log, it gives me the same message. "Refer to the
> server error logs and setup error logs for more information." Big help!
> My setup.ini file looks like this:
> [Options]
> INSTANCENAME = "CDC"
> SAPWD = "CDC2003"
> I checked the Windows event log and found this:
> The MSSQL$CDC service failed to start due to the following error:
> MSSQL$CDC is not a valid Win32 application.
> I think this is the problem, but have no idea what is going on or how to

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> this.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
> Lance
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