Any response?

Am I in the wrong newsgroup? I thought I read that there should be some
response from Microsoft within one working day?
The question below was posted over a week ago....
Hi
I have SQL2000 dev edition installed and am trying to install a new named
instance of MSDE2000A (to replicate what users will be doing).
However when I run Setup I get "The system administrator has set policies to
prevent this installation." But I am the system administrator!
Setup ini files is as follows:
[Options]
INSTANCENAME="System5"
TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Silvertree Engineering\IceSpy System5\"
DATADIR="C:\Program Files\Silvertree Engineering\IceSpy System5\Data\"
DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
SECURITYMODE=SQL
and I am adding an SAPWD to the command line.
I have the same problem with trying to re-install MS-Office 2003 on a
client's PC. I also logged-in as the admin. I tried editing the registry by
deleting all MS-Office-related entries; somehow, the system still detects
that a previous version had been installed (the program folders were deleted,
including those in "docs & settings).
If you get e decent answer to this problem, please forward to me.
Thanx!
"quilkin" wrote:

> Am I in the wrong newsgroup? I thought I read that there should be some
> response from Microsoft within one working day?
> The question below was posted over a week ago....
> Hi
> I have SQL2000 dev edition installed and am trying to install a new named
> instance of MSDE2000A (to replicate what users will be doing).
> However when I run Setup I get "The system administrator has set policies to
> prevent this installation." But I am the system administrator!
> Setup ini files is as follows:
> [Options]
> INSTANCENAME="System5"
> TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Silvertree Engineering\IceSpy System5\"
> DATADIR="C:\Program Files\Silvertree Engineering\IceSpy System5\Data\"
> DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
> SECURITYMODE=SQL
> and I am adding an SAPWD to the command line.
>
|||Microsoft may monitor these newsgroups but there is no guarantee that
someone from MS will respond.
Have you checked to see if there has been any changes the security settings
of your system?
Jim
"quilkin" <quilkin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BCEA697C-6EFB-4C68-89C0-D86D2B240254@.microsoft.com...
> Am I in the wrong newsgroup? I thought I read that there should be some
> response from Microsoft within one working day?
> The question below was posted over a week ago....
> Hi
> I have SQL2000 dev edition installed and am trying to install a new named
> instance of MSDE2000A (to replicate what users will be doing).
> However when I run Setup I get "The system administrator has set policies
> to
> prevent this installation." But I am the system administrator!
> Setup ini files is as follows:
> [Options]
> INSTANCENAME="System5"
> TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Silvertree Engineering\IceSpy System5\"
> DATADIR="C:\Program Files\Silvertree Engineering\IceSpy System5\Data\"
> DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
> SECURITYMODE=SQL
> and I am adding an SAPWD to the command line.
>