I don't believe you can do this. The MSDE install is MSI-based - all those
internal SqlRunxx.msi files. You can't have two MSI-based installs running
simultaneously, so the silent MSDE install is probably failing with the
"already an install in progress" error. You'll have to fire it off as a
separate setup outside your MSI file.
--
Phil Wilson
[MVP Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=280
"viki" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I'm trying to install MSDE 2000 from my MSI installer. Iam trying to
install
> MSDE without using the merge modules (since the merge module method it is
> not advised to be used). Iam calling the MSDE 2000's setup.exe in the
> following way -
>
> setup.exe SAPWD="sa" INSTANCENAME="MYINSTANCE" DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
> SECURITYMODE=SQL /qn
>
> I am copying all the installable files of MSDE to the destination location
> and then executing this command. The custom action type for this command
is
> 3170.
>
> While installation this command starts executing but I do not find any
> installation done.
>
> When I run the same command from command prompt it works fine, except for
> one thing - even if I'm running the setup with /qn option a dialog flashes
> showing the unpacking of files during the installation. Is this Dialog box
> is the reason for the incomplete MSDE installtion (when run from the MSI
> installer) . If yes then is there anyway by which I can install MSDE by
> directly running the MSDE setup EXEs or MSIs in silent mode from my MSI
> installer.
>
> Please note that I am changing the instance name every time I run my
> installer (just to make sure that the installation is not failing because
of
> same instance name already present).
>
> Please tell me how can I accomplish the MSDE installation from My MSI
> installer.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Viki
>
>
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