MSDE Installation

Hello,
I must make a setup that will Install MSDE, restore a blank database and
install my application.
I have already made it with no problem, but now I run into a very big
problem on some computers with Win 98 and NT4.
These computers don't have file sharing (on 98) or no server service working
(Win NT).
The problem is that my custommer doesn't want to check if the server
service, or if the file sharing is enabled.
So, he says that the setup doesn't work.
Can someone tell me how I can check if the server servide (NT4) is working
or if the file sharing is enabled (98) in windows Installer as I launch the
MSI for MSDE in a msi file I made?
Is it possible to install MSDE without the service Server (or file
sharing)?
Is it possible to install the server servide without the user doing anything
(For example on NT, I install a false network adaptater and the server
service)?
Thank you
Marc Allard
Allcomp
Hi Allcomp
are using merge modules or MSDE Bootstrapper Installer to embed MSDE with
setup of ur custom application. I am having a similar requirement, cud u pls
help me with this?
thanks
"Allcomp" wrote:

> Hello,
> I must make a setup that will Install MSDE, restore a blank database and
> install my application.
> I have already made it with no problem, but now I run into a very big
> problem on some computers with Win 98 and NT4.
> These computers don't have file sharing (on 98) or no server service working
> (Win NT).
> The problem is that my custommer doesn't want to check if the server
> service, or if the file sharing is enabled.
> So, he says that the setup doesn't work.
> Can someone tell me how I can check if the server servide (NT4) is working
> or if the file sharing is enabled (98) in windows Installer as I launch the
> MSI for MSDE in a msi file I made?
> Is it possible to install MSDE without the service Server (or file
> sharing)?
> Is it possible to install the server servide without the user doing anything
> (For example on NT, I install a false network adaptater and the server
> service)?
> Thank you
> Marc Allard
> Allcomp
>
>
>
|||Hi Marc,
I do not have much Idea about the Server Service, but I can answer your
Question about
"Is it possible to install MSDE without the service Server (or file
sharing)?"
Yes, MSDE is supported on Windows 98 and Windows NT Workstations.
For more details about the Software and hardware requirements of various
editions of SQL Server including MSDE, please go through the folliwing MSDN
articles
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/instsql/in_
overview_74vn.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/architec/8_
ar_ts_7eur.asp
MSDE Installation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/distsql/dis
tsql_3usf.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/distsql/dis
tsql_84xl.asp
Thanks
Soma Sekhara Reddy