Installing Windows SharePoint Services using the default instance of SQL Server and a non-default Web Site

Charles Young — Sat, 17 Apr 2004 22:55:00 GMT

A default installation of WSS installs the service on the default web site and uses wMSDE, even if SQL Server is already installed. Many of us have worked out how to avoid these defaults, but in the hope that the information will be of use to someone out there, here is a brief article detailing a step-by-step approach to using a non-default web site and an existing instance of SQL Server.

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Installing Windows SharePoint Services using the default instance of SQL Server and a non-default Web Site