Error: 'Strong Password required for SA account' received when trying to install MSDE, stopping i (NETIQKB42316)

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Error:  'Strong Password required for SA account'  received when trying to install MSDE, stopping  installation.

goal
Installation of MSDE staps with the message Error:  'Strong Password required for SA account'.

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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 4.x

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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0

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MSDE SP3

fix

Runthe installation of MSDE SP3 utilizing the SAPWD switch and specifying a strong password.  This will allow the installation to complete. 

To do this:

1. Switch to the command line.
2. Change directory to the directory where the MSDE installation executable is located (msdesetup.exe) and run the following command: msdesetup.exe SAPWD="AStrongSAPwd"

note

See the following articles for more details:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 810826: INF: New Switches in MSDE Service Pack 3 Setup

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;810826

Install and configure SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine

• http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?AssetID=HP030894271033&CTT=8&Origin=EC011081751033

Formerly known as NETIQKB42316