I'm installing sharepoint 3 on a web server, the database is on a
databasserver, ms sql 2005 with sp2 (which works fine).
When I'm trying to install sharepoint, it always stops with the following
error:

"Exception: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: The configuration option
'min server memory' does not exist, or it may be an advanced option.
Ad hoc update to system catalogs is not supported.
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception,
Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException
exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at
System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject
stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior,
SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet
bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQueryTds(String
methodName, Boolean async)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(DbAsyncResult
result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteScript(TextReader
textReader, Int32 commandTimeout)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteScript(String path,
Int32 commandTimeout)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUtility.ExecuteSqlFile(SqlSession
sqlSession, ISqlSession isqlSession, SqlFile sqlFileId, Int32 timeOut)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUtility.ExecuteSqlFile(SqlSession
sqlSession, SqlFile sqlFileId)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDatabase.Provision(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
connectionString, SqlFile sqlFileId, String sqlSignaturePath, Dictionary`2
options)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPContentDatabase.Provision()
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPContentDatabaseCollection.Add(SPContentDatabase database, Boolean provision, Boolean allowUpgrade)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPContentDatabaseCollection.Add(Guid
newDatabaseId, String strDatabaseServer, String strDatabaseName, String
strDatabaseUsername, String strDatabasePassword, Int32 warningSiteCount,
Int32 maximumSiteCount, Int32 status, Boolean provision, Boolean allowUpgrade)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPContentDatabaseCollection.Add(String
strDatabaseServer, String strDatabaseName, String strDatabaseUsername, String
strDatabasePassword, Int32 warningSiteCount, Int32 maximumSiteCount, Int32
status, Boolean provision, Boolean allowUpgrade)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPContentDatabaseCollection.Add(String
strDatabaseServer, String strDatabaseName, String strDatabaseUsername, String
strDatabasePassword, Int32 warningSiteCount, Int32 maximumSiteCount, Int32
status)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication.CreateDefaultInstance(SPWebService
service, Guid id, String applicationPoolId, IdentityType identityType, String
applicationPoolUsername, SecureString applicationPoolPassword, String
iisServerComment, Boolean secureSocketsLayer, String iisHostHeader, Int32
iisPort, Boolean iisAllowAnonymous, DirectoryInfo iisRootDirectory, Uri
defaultZoneUri, Boolean iisEnsureNTLM, Boolean createDatabase, String
databaseServer, String databaseName, String databaseUsername, String
databasePassword, SPSearchServiceInstance searchServiceInstance, Boolean
isPaired, Boolean autoActivateFeatures)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAdministrationWebApplication.CreateDefaultInstance(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
administrationContentDatabase, SPWebService adminService, IdentityType
identityType, String farmUser, SecureString farmPassword)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.CreateAdministrationWebService(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
administrationContentDatabase, IdentityType identityType, String farmUser,
SecureString farmPassword)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.CreateBasicServices(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
administrationContentDatabase, IdentityType identityType, String farmUser,
SecureString farmPassword)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Create(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
configurationDatabase, SqlConnectionStringBuilder
administrationContentDatabase, IdentityType identityType, String farmUser,
SecureString farmPassword)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Create(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
configurationDatabase, SqlConnectionStringBuilder
administrationContentDatabase, String farmUser, SecureString farmPassword)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.CreateOrConnectConfigDb()
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.Run()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()"

Can anyone please help me to figure out what's wrong, and how to fix it?