How to change the location of the WSS 3.0 database files on SQL 2005 Embedded Edition

Dowload Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express from https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C243A5AE-4BD1-4E3D-94B8-5A0F62BF7796&displaylang=en 

Open management studio

Server Name - \\.\pipe\mssql$microsoft##ssee\Sql\query

1. Take a complete SharePoint Farm Backup and SQL back of SharePoint Databases

2. Stop the IIS admin service from Services Console

3. Stop the Windows SharePoint Service Administration from Services Console

4. Stop the Windows SharePoint Service Search from Services Console

5. Stop the Windows SharePoint Service Timer from Services Console

6. Detach the SharePoint databases and attach the same as follows:

 use master
   go
   sp_detach_db 'SharePoint_Config'
   go

 use master
  go
  sp_attach_db 'mydb','E:\Sqldata\mydbdata.mdf','E:\Sqldata\mydblog.ldf'
  go

  7. Start all the services stopped in Step 2-5

 References

 https://support.microsoft.com/kb/224071

 https://support.microsoft.com/kb/843580 (Specific to WSS 2.0)