Are you installing using local administrator account, or domain/enterprise admin or just a poweruser.

have tried domain level server admin, domain sql user with domain admin security

Are you...

HI Dave,

 im getting an error when the installer is third the way through doing either of the fore mentioned services, and then the typical "microsoft, send error message " box pops up, and...

Hey thanks for the reply

 found what i think is the log

 and wow, what am i meant to be looking for..... its huge

cheers

HI Jpotucek

 yes this option worked just fine, i know have a web server running report services web site piulling and publishing data to a sql server on a different box.

Now...

HI Jpotucek

no this is just the kinda thing im looking for.

ill try out what you said and hopefully that will help reslove some issues.

 once i have mastered this, im going...

thanks for that

 there seems to be a lack of knowledge or information out there about this topc. ive looked and asked questions but...

HI All

 thank you very much for your input, its given me alot of insite and some things to think about.

again

Thankyou for your time responding to my issue

Todd

Hi Rudy,

thanks for your responce, i had kindof figured that, but just wanted some conformation that my thinking was on the right track.

ill investigate SP1 and see if there is...

HI rudy

 yeah thanks for your email

 look forward to hearing from you

 i know about being busy....

our box just had to have everything replaced so im busy trying to catch up on...

HI Rudy

how did you split the Rs /SQL and IIS services ?

as in how did you piont every thing to the right place, this is where i would...

Hey Guys

 thats great

 ill look into those issues

 im looking at purchasing another 4 gb, so ill see what happens

once again thanks for your comments

Todd

HI

 are these transaction logs or just general logs.

 you could write a vb scrit that zips up old logs (if you want to keep them) and puts them onto another server

or...

Hey  Guys

 thanks for all your input on this topic, that given me some ideas to play with, now ill go and start to have a bit of a play with ...

Hey Addict

now i wish i had that document when i moved servers,

dumn that is good advise

 cheers