Including MSDE in Windows package, containing C# app

[Paul Aspinall]

Hi,

I am trying to create a windows installer package, that will install:
- .NET framework
- MSDE
- My app..

Can anyone offer some advice, or point me in the right direction.

How would the package know if .NET framework is already installed, or if
MSDE is already installed.

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

 

[Peter van der Goes]

Hi,

I am trying to create a windows installer package, that will install:
- .NET framework
- MSDE
- My app..

Can anyone offer some advice, or point me in the right direction.

How would the package know if .NET framework is already installed, or if
MSDE is already installed.

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

Here's a place to start your investigation:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...n-us/vsintro7/html/vbcondeployingsolution.asp

 

[Guest]

Paul,
There is a deployment tool kit for MSDE.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/techinfo/reskit/deployreskit.asp
If you use windows installer included with visual studio. It will
automatically add
an install dependency for the .net framework for a c# program.
Karl