Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 08/30/06 22:08

AKS (dagato2@terra.es) writes:
> icant do it, i have to customize de sql installation and this can not
> be interactive with user( silence installation ). And i have to call
> sql setup from other setup. Sql will be part of another aplication.

And that was essentially what I said: integrate your SQLEXPR.EXE in
your setup.

I'm sorry, I can't assist with any details, because I don't work with
Windows Installer (or any other installer). But it is quite clear to
me that there is no need to distribute the SQL Express installation
expanded into 180 MB. If Microsoft can distribute it 54 MB, so can you.

It's possible that you can remove some files from the SQL Express
installation, but I seriously doubt that you can slash it to 54 without
compressing it, one way or another. After all, once you've extracted
the exe-file, right-click and select Add to Zip file. Don't tell me
you cannot that.

You should probably investigate if you can find a forum devoted to
Windows Installer, so you can get some tips on building your setup.


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