Again another one that is driving me nuts. I am trying to use the following command with a .ini file which is a copy of the template.ini include with SQL 2005 Standard CD we have to build a silent install.
The bat file Start /wait setup.exe /qb /settings D:\ServerInstall.ini The .ini file [Options] USERNAME=Network Services COMPANYNAME=Company PIDKEY=PIDKEY INSTALLSQLDIR="D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server" ADDLOCAL=ADDLOCAL="SQL_Engine,SQL_Replication,Client_Components,Connecti vity,SQLXML" INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER SQLBROWSERACCOUNT=Domain Account for Service SQLBROWSERPASSWORD=Password SQLACCOUNT=Domain Account for Service SQLPASSWORD=Password AGTACCOUNT=Domain Account for Service AGTPASSWORD=password SQLBROWSERAUTOSTART=0 SQLAUTOSTART=0 AGTAUTOSTART=0 SECURITYMODE=SQL SAPWD=SA password SQLCOLLATION=SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=2 ERRORREPORTING=0 SQMREPORTING=0 It basically bombs and says features specified are not valid for any SQL Server Products? If anyone has done a customized default installation before successfully though the .ini method can you spare some help? Been 2 days and still getting nowhere with this silly thing. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~