Urgent help required

[viki]

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

 

[Phil Wilson]

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.

 

[viki]

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

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

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]

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

 

[Phil Wilson]

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]

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

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

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]

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