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pulsar
Level 4
‎Jan 21, 2009 09:23 AM

Pre Sales - VB.net/SQL Server 2008 Express

Hi,
We have a vb.net application that uses SQL Server 2008 Express. We would like to create an installation package that will install on both XP & Vista platforms, and for people who do not already have SQL Server 2008 Express.

Is this possible using InstallShield, and if so, is it easy?

Also, how large will the final installation file be, as I suspect we would need to inlcude the .net frameworks as well of course SQL Server 2008 Express?

I look forward to your responses.

Many thanks,
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hidenori
Level 17
‎Jan 30, 2009 01:42 PM

Did you apply the setup.exe fix posted in this thread? If it still does not work, try removing the AltPrqURL attribute from the properties node as follows:

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pulsar
Level 4
‎Jan 30, 2009 02:39 PM

Yes, I applied the fixes but to no avail.

My .prq is now as follows, which sadly is failing:
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hidenori
Level 17
‎Jan 30, 2009 02:44 PM

Can you check to see if the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\SQLDB\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion registry key is created on your target machine?
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pulsar
Level 4
‎Jan 30, 2009 03:58 PM

no its not there ?
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hidenori
Level 17
‎Feb 01, 2009 10:51 PM

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express does not seem to get installed. You may need to specify the /ACTION=Install command line switch. If it still does not work, I would recommend that you will test it from the command line prompt (cmd.exe) and see if you specify the correct command line options to install the database engine silently.
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