Choose MSDE install location?

I'm trying to install MSDE at c:\Program Files\Microsoft\SQL Server\ (as
opposed to ...\Microsoft SQL Server\).
I tried using the DATADIR= and TARGETDIR= options, but they don't seem to
affect the COM and Tools folders (which always get installed at
...\Microsoft SQL Server\80\). I don't see any other options to set the
location for those two folders.
Am i missing something, or am i stuck with keeping the COM and Tools
directories where they are?
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hi,
I HATE PDAs wrote:
> I'm trying to install MSDE at c:\Program Files\Microsoft\SQL Server\ (as
> opposed to ...\Microsoft SQL Server\).
> I tried using the DATADIR= and TARGETDIR= options, but they don't
> seem to affect the COM and Tools folders (which always get installed
> at ...\Microsoft SQL Server\80\). I don't see any other options to
> set the location for those two folders.
> Am i missing something, or am i stuck with keeping the COM and Tools
> directories where they are?
you do not have control over a "little" part of the installations... this
with regard to all binaries that will be shared among all available SQL
Server / MSDE 2000 instances... these shared binaries will always be
installed there, and present at the higher service pack level..
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.15.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.60.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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