Installing MSDE

I've downloaded sql2ksp3. After I have extracted the file, I found MSDE folder and I ran the setup.exe. Halfway through the installation, it says the instance name specified is invalid.

Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.Take a look atKB article 810826 and specify an INSTANCENAME parameters to the command.

installed sp3a but @@version still says sp2

Ran the sp3a (setup.bat) on server from G:\ then MSSQL is
installed on F:\ (NOT C:). I choose default on the
installation because that is all it gave me, could not
type in. The installation went through and restarted
machine. MDAC got updated, but @.@.version in sql still
gives me 8.00.534.
Looks like databases have a updated modified date on them
bu they all say old version. Where did my update go? Any
files I can check for? Did it install it on C:'
Please help!Look for *.out files. If there are none, run the installation again with
the verbose logging option on (see the readme file for running setup from a
command line to change switches.)
"Kada" <kadahoffman@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ran the sp3a (setup.bat) on server from G:\ then MSSQL is
> installed on F:\ (NOT C:). I choose default on the
> installation because that is all it gave me, could not
> type in. The installation went through and restarted
> machine. MDAC got updated, but @.@.version in sql still
> gives me 8.00.534.
> Looks like databases have a updated modified date on them
> bu they all say old version. Where did my update go? Any
> files I can check for? Did it install it on C:'
> Please help!|||Do you mean if I do not see something called sp3_repl.out
and sp3_serv_uni.out? Or what Out files should I see?
Thanks!
>--Original Message--
>Look for *.out files. If there are none, run the
installation again with
>the verbose logging option on (see the readme file for
running setup from a
>command line to change switches.)
>
>
>"Kada" <kadahoffman@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:01a901c37faa$e952c730$a301280a@.phx.gbl...
>> Ran the sp3a (setup.bat) on server from G:\ then MSSQL
is
>> installed on F:\ (NOT C:). I choose default on the
>> installation because that is all it gave me, could not
>> type in. The installation went through and restarted
>> machine. MDAC got updated, but @.@.version in sql still
>> gives me 8.00.534.
>> Looks like databases have a updated modified date on
them
>> bu they all say old version. Where did my update go?
Any
>> files I can check for? Did it install it on C:'
>> Please help!
>
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