Hello --

I downloaded and installed
SQL2000.MSDE-KB884525-SP4-x86-ENU.EXE

These 4 SQL queries in Query analyzer indicate that I still am at SP3
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('ProductLevel')
SELECT @@VERSION
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion')
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('Edition')

I know there are many variables involved in the upgrade (command line
parameters, etc.).

Does anyone have an idea of why the install might fail?

At the end of 2939 lines of msdelog.log is the following:

=== Logging stopped: 8/27/2005  22:21:45 ===
MSI (c) (EC:AC): Note: 1: 1729
MSI (c) (EC:AC): Product: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine --
Configuration failed.

MSI (c) (EC:AC): Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (EC:AC): Cleaning up uninstalled install packages, if any exist
MSI (c) (EC:AC): MainEngineThread is returning 1603
=== Verbose logging stopped: 8/27/2005  22:21:45 ===

Is this of any help in determining what went wrong?

Thanks for any help.

Larry Mehl