MSDE install runs after reboot

After installing MSDE SP3a on a windows server 2003 machine, I am prompted for a reboot. Upon rebooting, the installer still seems to be running as a dialog pops up saying something about configuring MSDE. Then the MSDE service is restarted.
This may not sound like a problem, but I am starting the MSDE installer from InstallShield and after rebooting I have no idea when MSDE is done with the database and when I can start running my db config scripts.
What is MSDE doing after reboot? Is it necessary? When do I know it's done? I'm temted to just have my script wait for a minute before running, but that's not very professional, is it?
Thanks,
hi,
"yaknuts" <yaknuts@.discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> What is MSDE doing after reboot? Is it necessary? When do I know it's
done? I'm temted to
>just have my script wait for a minute before running, but that's not very
professional, is it?
after reboot, a lot of COM object are registred, including SQL-DMO , MDAC if
versoion required...
service are set...
some users forced not rebooting passing the REBOOT=""ReallySuppress""
WindowsInstaller parameter, but I'm not very confidentent with =;-D
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.8.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.54.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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|||Well, I wish there was a way I could tell it to not restart the service after it has already rebooted. The Reboot isn't my main concern, but more or less after the reboot, the service I just installed with my installshield package is started, and wants t
o run the config script, however, MSDE is still being modfied and the services are restarted again WHILE mine are accessing it, causing error,
hopefully you understand my dilemma, as it's really frustrating to me and there should be a way to get around this...
Thanks,
Jacob
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi,
> "yaknuts" <yaknuts@.discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> done? I'm temted to
> professional, is it?
> after reboot, a lot of COM object are registred, including SQL-DMO , MDAC if
> versoion required...
> service are set...
> some users forced not rebooting passing the REBOOT=""ReallySuppress""
> WindowsInstaller parameter, but I'm not very confidentent with =;-D
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.8.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.54.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> -- remove DMO to reply
>
|||hi Jacob,
"Jacob Schroeder (yaknuts)" <Jacob Schroeder
(yaknuts)@.discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Well, I wish there was a way I could tell it to not restart the service
after it has already
>rebooted. The Reboot isn't my main concern, but more or less after the
reboot, the
>service I just installed with my installshield package is started, and
wants to run the
>config script, however, MSDE is still being modfied and the services are
restarted
>again WHILE mine are accessing it, causing error,
> hopefully you understand my dilemma, as it's really frustrating to me and
there should
>be a way to get around this...
unfortunately I'm not a Wise pro =;-D
I do install MSDE as a separate package... self contained.... so I do not
care about reboot requirements...
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.8.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.54.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply
|||Did you wite your own service app?
You could
- work with dependencies
- use a delay, since it's a one time thing. Either use a fixed periode, or
detect if the MSDE services you need are started
JAn
"Jacob Schroeder (yaknuts)" <Jacob Schroeder
(yaknuts)@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Well, I wish there was a way I could tell it to not restart the service
after it has already rebooted. The Reboot isn't my main concern, but more
or less after the reboot, the service I just installed with my installshield
package is started, and wants to run the config script, however, MSDE is
still being modfied and the services are restarted again WHILE mine are
accessing it, causing error,
> hopefully you understand my dilemma, as it's really frustrating to me and
there should be a way to get around this...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thanks,
> Jacob
>
> "Andrea Montanari" wrote:
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