I have taken off WSS 2.0, that went fine. Installed WSS 3.0, that went fine.
Running the Config Wizard I get the following error:
Failed to start the database service MSSQL$Microsoft##SSEE. Repair this
product using Add / Remove Programs.
There is nothing in Add / Remove Programs!! Any ideas??
Many Thanks
"Jerry Rasmussen" wrote:
> Have you tried installing WSS 3.0 before putting WSS 2.0 on the server.
> I have installed WSS 3.0 dozens of times and not once has it required
> WSS 2.0. If you can ,I would uninstall WSS 2.0 one more time and try
> WSS 3.0 from scratch.
>
> Ellis wrote:
> > When running WSS 3.0 download, it said WSS 2.0 SP2 must be present. I did try
> > installing WSS 3.0
> >
> > I am now upto WSS 2.0 SP2 and getting the below error trying to run WSS 3.0
> > download. Any ideas to get WSS 3.0 past this error?
> >
> > "Mike Walsh" wrote:
> >
> >> I don't know where you found that info.
> >>
> >> It might well be necessary to have SP2 installed on an *existing* WSS
> >> 2.0 installation before you upgrade that in site to WSS 3.0, BUT it is
> >> perfectly possible (and normal) to install WSS 3.0 without any copy of
> >> WSS 2.0 being on the server.
> >>
> >> (and you did say that you installed WSS 2.0; then WSS 2.0 SP2 and then
> >> WSS 3.0 - so it sounded as if you were installing from scratch)
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike Walsh
> >>
> >>
> >> Ellis wrote:
> >>> Because WSS 3.0 required 2.0 SP2 to be present before it would install.
> >>>
> >>> "Mike Walsh" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Why did you install WSS 2.0 and then WSS 3.0 ?
> >>>>
> >>>> Mike Walsh
> >>>> WSS FAQ http://www.wssfaq.com
> >>>> no questions by e-mail please
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Ellis wrote:
> >>>>> I have taken off WSS completely, installed WSS 2.0 then SP2 then WSS 3.0.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Now I get the 'ConfiguratioN Failed' screen on the Config Wizard,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> An exception of System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException was thrown.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
>