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Installing MSDE Release A from the Microsoft web site

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You can download MSDE Release A from the Microsoft website. Go to https://www.microsoft.com/sql/.

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In this step procedure, you install MSDE in Mixed Mode, allowing you to use either Windows Authentication or SQL Server Authentication.

  1. Unzip the MSDE Release A zip file to a file directory on your hard drive.

  2. Launch the command prompt.

You must run this installer from the command prompt in order to include a command parameter.

  1. Change to the file directory that you have just unzipped.

  2. Type the command with the security mode command parameter set to SQL and the password set to a password of your choice.

> [!NOTE]
> <P>In this example, the password 1234 is used. Replace 1234 with a secure password that includes a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.</P>


    setup.exe SECURITYMODE=SQL SAPWD="1234"
  1. After the installer has finished, restart your computer.

This completes your installation of MSDE using the setup.exe installer.

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