Re: Windows Installer

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Don84 wrote:


My installer doesn't do much, it won't write anything to anywhere
except creating a few log files in current directories and user is
required to login as Administrator, and if Vista won't even allow
admin to create a few simple files it sucks (sorry for the language
but you get the sentiment). Then the installer is looking for
WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (which seemed to work Vista even
for sql server 2005 express sp3 installation several months ago), if
not found to be installed and it's vista os then detect and/or install
Windows6.0-KB942288-
v2-x86.msu

I find something is very wrong with MS SQL Group on this issue of
installing sql server 2005 express sp3 to vista os or MS Windows
Update Group, and if the problem is intentional (you won't think of it
but entirely possible considering so many bad corporate heads are
being uncovered in recent months... I could be wrong and wish so on
this...)

On most relevant ng for this issue, MS controlled ones, my original
posts are often changed and not seem truly helpful.

Sorry but I can't address any of your comments. I know nothing about
programming except that a well-written program for any grown-up operating
system (XP, Vista, Win7, Linux, Unix, OS X) does *not* require a user to log
in as Administrator to install it. I can't remember the last time I logged
into one of my Linux systems as root (if ever) and root is disabled by
default in OS X just like it is in Vista/Win7. So something is apparently
wrong in the way you've written your program but only another programmer
would be able to help with that. Look on the MSDN forums perhaps.

I also can't address any of your comments about SQL Server since I've only
installed it a few times for clients. I don't see how your "original posts
are often changed" statement could be true since this is Usenet and these
groups are not moderated, but since I'm not going to spend any time on
researching I'll pass on that too.

I'm sorry I was unable to help you. EOT for me since I have nothing further
to add.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

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