| SQL Server Setup Help | |
| How to: Rebuild the Master Database for SQL Server 2005 | |
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| Installing SQL Server 2005 Components > Installing SQL Server Components How-to Topics > Database Engine Installation How-to Topics > |
Use of the Setup command to rebuild the master database has changed in this Microsoft SQL Server release. Run Setup.exe to rebuild, verify, and repair a SQL Server instance, and rebuild the system databases. This procedure is most often used to rebuild the master database for a corrupted installation of SQL Server.
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| When possible, use Windows Authentication. |
For more information and example command prompt syntax, see How to: Install SQL Server 2005 from the Command Prompt.