MSDE Reboot Question (2 parts)

1) When I install and MSDE instance for the first time on a machine,
the install states that I must reboot the machine. However if I
manually start the instance, then my programs can access that instance
without a reboot.
2) If I uninstall the instance done in 1 above, through the Add/Remove
programs process, then subsequent installs of the same instance do not
prompt for a reboot.
So my basic question is:
Is a reboot REALLY necessary and if I manually (or programmatically)
start the instance? If a reboot is NOT really necessary, is there a
command line option that will keep that prompt from being displayed?
TIA for all replies
Wardell Castles
hi Wardell,
"Wardell Castles" <wardellcastles@.hotmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> 1) When I install and MSDE instance for the first time on a machine,
> the install states that I must reboot the machine. However if I
> manually start the instance, then my programs can access that instance
> without a reboot.
> 2) If I uninstall the instance done in 1 above, through the Add/Remove
> programs process, then subsequent installs of the same instance do not
> prompt for a reboot.
> So my basic question is:
> Is a reboot REALLY necessary and if I manually (or programmatically)
> start the instance? If a reboot is NOT really necessary, is there a
> command line option that will keep that prompt from being displayed?
> TIA for all replies
> Wardell Castles
usually a reboot is required to fullfill and commit all COM pending
registrations and services setting... and, when prompted, it's usually a
good idea to do it...
I do think that Windows Installer support a REBOOT=ReallySuppress
declaration, but I never used it... please have a look at
http://tinyurl.com/3tx4a
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
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