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chris_wood99
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 Posted - 2005-04-12 : 09:53:30
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| I am trying to install msde on my XP pro machine at home.When running the setup.exe i receive :"A strong SA password is required for security reasons,please us the SAPWD switch to supply the same. refer to readme for more details, setup will now exit."i have attempted to add the switch from a command line prompt.can anyone tell me what the exact command line prompt is because i only seem to receive an info box from windows installer detailing the available switches.Cheers in advance. |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2005-04-12 : 12:22:17
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| Could it be the requirements of "strong password" that you are failing on?I don't know what is "required" but maybe sufficient length and a combination of caps, lowercase, numeric and punctuation character are "required" ??Kristen |
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chris_wood99
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Posted - 2005-04-12 : 12:46:51
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Originally posted by Kristen
Could it be the requirements of "strong password" that you are failing on?I don't know what is "required" but maybe sufficient length and a combination of caps, lowercase, numeric and punctuation character are "required" ??Kristen
I also think this is the problem but am having trouble setting the SA password with a switch or forcing the installation to use a windows password. my windows password meets the suggested password requirements. |
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chris_wood99
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Posted - 2005-04-12 : 13:20:56
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| i have managed to find the syntax now, but am hitting a message saying the "instance name is invalid", do you have to specify this in the command line as well?Chris |
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Installing MSDE on XP Pro