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Help!

I'm trying to install MSDE2000 on WinNT4 (SP5). I have created an INI file for
the setup program and I'm using a named instance because I already have SQL
Server 7.0 installed and working. The named instance I'm using is different from
my machine name (used by SQL 7.0).

The installation almost finishes but I get an internal error "failed to load
package id". I found KB article Q274224 which describes this and I need a patch
apparently. Has anyone posted this patch on their site? Are there any other known
issues with the "package id" error?

Thanks heaps
Mikey

The article you mention applies only if you are using the merge modules to
integrate with your own application setup. You are probably running into the
bug where MSDE2000 setup is finding the sqlboot.dll file in your SQL 7.0
installation and that is messing it up. In your SQL 7.0 install, find this
file and rename it to sqlboot.bak. Then install MSDE2000, once it's done,
rename the dll back to it's original name.

Jeremy

Help!

I'm trying to install MSDE2000 on WinNT4 (SP5). I have created an INI file
for
the setup program and I'm using a named instance because I already have SQL
Server 7.0 installed and working. The named instance I'm using is different
from
my machine name (used by SQL 7.0).

The installation almost finishes but I get an internal error "failed to load
package id". I found KB article Q274224 which describes this and I need a
patch
apparently. Has anyone posted this patch on their site? Are there any other
known
issues with the "package id" error?

Thanks heaps
Mikey