error : The instance name specified is invalid

[mehrnoosh]

Hi All When i try to install MSDE , i get the error message "The instance name specified is invalid". On the server i have installed SQL Server 2000. I am really confuse and i have searched a lot on the net. Kindly provide me with a solution as its urgent, i will be highly grateful.

M.Alizadeh

[Mycroft Holmes]

If you did a normal install then the instance name should be the name or IP of the server it was installed on. If you installed a specific instance the name of the server should be servername/instancename.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

[mehrnoosh]

thanks so much for your reply. but can you tel me how i can change instance name?? please explain more i am a beginner...

M.Alizadeh

[Mycroft Holmes]

mehrnoosh wrote:

please explain more i am a beginner

Then you need to do some research, there are plenty of resources on the web and you should have Books On Line (BOL) with your SQL Server. Use them, research instancename. I think you need to reinstall if you need to change the instance name but I'm not sure.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH