See mskb #Q285097 INF: How to Change the Default Login Authentication Mode to SQL While Installing SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine by Using Windows Installer and mskb #Q282017 PRB: SQL Server 2000 Help File Contains Confusing Information About the Desktop Engine Setup.

>Hi:
>I was trying to set sql security and authentication mode at the installation package of one of my apps that uses MS SQL DATA ENGINE. I was wondering how can this be solve cause I need to set the mixed authentication mode. Then I saw the xp_SetSQLSecurity extended procedure but there is no way that I could find the parameters for that proc.
>Anybody knows about it or any other way to do that during SQL installation ?(the proccess must be silent for my end user). I'm actually using InstallShield to do the whole thing.
>Thanks in advance.