Hi all,
I am trying to do MSDE setup using my custom wizard.
This custom wizard i have created using MFC Wizard97.

The problem is when i call MSDE setup.exe (from my custom wizard) with
appropriate parameters, the setup starts. But after sometime the setup
hangs. The strange thing to be noted here is all the registry settings, file
copying etc. is done by the time the MSDE setup hangs. Also one more thing
to note here is when i kill the MSDE setup a dialog box showing the file
extraction (this dialog comes when i normally install the MSDE ) pops up and
the MSDE setup fails.

Can someone tell me what is the problem here. Since this is MSI related
problem I am posting this here.
Please help
Thanks in advance,
viki

The issue is that an MSDE installation is MSI-based and so is yours. You
cannot run two MSI-based installations at the same time like that. People
typically use a launcher to run one setup then the other.
--
Phil Wilson
[MVP Windows Installer]
"viki" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
> I am trying to do MSDE setup using my custom wizard.
> This custom wizard i have created using MFC Wizard97.
>
> The problem is when i call MSDE setup.exe (from my custom wizard) with
> appropriate parameters, the setup starts. But after sometime the setup
> hangs. The strange thing to be noted here is all the registry settings,
file
> copying etc. is done by the time the MSDE setup hangs. Also one more thing
> to note here is when i kill the MSDE setup a dialog box showing the file
> extraction (this dialog comes when i normally install the MSDE ) pops up
and
> the MSDE setup fails.
>
> Can someone tell me what is the problem here. Since this is MSI related
> problem I am posting this here.
> Please help
> Thanks in advance,
> viki
>
>

Thanks for your reply, but i guess u missed out the introduction of my setup
launcher -

> > I am trying to do MSDE setup using my custom wizard.
> > This custom wizard i have created using MFC Wizard97.

FYI: I am not trying to run two MSI installations together... please see
details below in my mail

Thanks and I appreciate your help
Viki


"Phil Wilson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The issue is that an MSDE installation is MSI-based and so is yours. You
> cannot run two MSI-based installations at the same time like that. People
> typically use a launcher to run one setup then the other.
> --
> Phil Wilson
> [MVP Windows Installer]
> "viki" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all,
> > I am trying to do MSDE setup using my custom wizard.
> > This custom wizard i have created using MFC Wizard97.
> >
> > The problem is when i call MSDE setup.exe (from my custom wizard) with
> > appropriate parameters, the setup starts. But after sometime the setup
> > hangs. The strange thing to be noted here is all the registry settings,
> file
> > copying etc. is done by the time the MSDE setup hangs. Also one more
thing
> > to note here is when i kill the MSDE setup a dialog box showing the file
> > extraction (this dialog comes when i normally install the MSDE ) pops up
> and
> > the MSDE setup fails.
> >
> > Can someone tell me what is the problem here. Since this is MSI related
> > problem I am posting this here.
> > Please help
> > Thanks in advance,
> > viki
> >
> >
>
>

Ok, I misunderstood - I thought maybe your wizard was a setup project.
Can you start the MSDE install to create a log? If you're starting a
sqlxx.msi install, use a command line like:
msiexec /i <path to msi> .l*v somefile.log.
Something might show in the log why it's hanging.
--
Phil Wilson
[MVP Windows Installer]

"viki" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your reply, but i guess u missed out the introduction of my
setup
> launcher -
>
> > > I am trying to do MSDE setup using my custom wizard.
> > > This custom wizard i have created using MFC Wizard97.
>
> FYI: I am not trying to run two MSI installations together... please see
> details below in my mail
>
> Thanks and I appreciate your help
> Viki
>
>
> "Phil Wilson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > The issue is that an MSDE installation is MSI-based and so is yours. You
> > cannot run two MSI-based installations at the same time like that.
People
> > typically use a launcher to run one setup then the other.
> > --
> > Phil Wilson
> > [MVP Windows Installer]
> > "viki" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi all,
> > > I am trying to do MSDE setup using my custom wizard.
> > > This custom wizard i have created using MFC Wizard97.
> > >
> > > The problem is when i call MSDE setup.exe (from my custom wizard) with
> > > appropriate parameters, the setup starts. But after sometime the setup
> > > hangs. The strange thing to be noted here is all the registry
settings,
> > file
> > > copying etc. is done by the time the MSDE setup hangs. Also one more
> thing
> > > to note here is when i kill the MSDE setup a dialog box showing the
file
> > > extraction (this dialog comes when i normally install the MSDE ) pops
up
> > and
> > > the MSDE setup fails.
> > >
> > > Can someone tell me what is the problem here. Since this is MSI
related
> > > problem I am posting this here.
> > > Please help
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > viki
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>