SharePoint Portal Server 2003 installation error

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Installation Environment:
    1.fresh system with Windows 2003 Adv. Server and Sql Server 2000 with sp3
    2.the machine is a member of a workgroup

Installation Sequence:
    1.  install SharePoint Portal Server 2003 using default settings, except that the desktop database engine is not installed
    2. change computer name before a dialog appears and prompts the user to input account name and password for the installation
    3. after changing the computer's name, input the modified machinename/account and the password in the dialog metioned above, and proceed

Oops, a C++ run time error will occur, fortunately the installation will roll back.