SAMPLE: Setup1.exe Fully Automating MSDE Setup with PDW

• Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0
• Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE), version 1.0

SUMMARY

Setup1.exe is a customized installation program made when employed with the Setup Toolkit project Setup1.vbp. When used with the Package and Deployment Wizards, it automatically distributes MSDE with Visual Studio applications.

In order to use this customized Setup1.exe program, do the following:

1. Extract the Msde_ins.exe file into another folder of your choice. You will get Setup1.exe and Readme.txt files.



2. Copy the original Setup1.exe file that ships with Visual Studio version 6.0. from …\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard to a different folder for later use.



3. Place the customized Setup1.exe file in the …\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard folder.

MORE INFORMATION

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file names below to download the files:

Msde_ins.exe

1. On the original development computer, start the Package and Deployment Wizard. Choose a Visual Basic project and click Package.



2. In the Package And Deployment Wizard -Package Type dialog box choose Standard Setup Package.



3. Click Next and leave the default settings.



4. Click Next. On the Package And Deployment Wizard - Included Files dialog box, click Add. Include the following files within the setup wizard:
   

   - readme.txt
   - msdex86.exe
   - unattend.iss
   - license.txt
   - Any custom database (.mdf file) that needs to be used with MSDE on the target machine




5. Click Next. On the Package And Deployment Wizard - Cab Options dialog box, choose the Single Cab or Multiple Cab option.



6. Click Next. On the Package And Deployment Wizard - Installation Title dialog box, choose a setup screen title.



7. Continue through the wizard, selecting the default settings until you reach the Package And Deployment Wizard - Shared Files dialog box. In this dialog box, mark the components you wish to have as shared.



8. Continue through the wizard and click Finish. The package is now complete and can be installed onto target computers.



9. Run Setup on the target computer and MSDE will be installed automatically.



10. Once the installation is complete, you should be able to see two program groups on your window’s desktop; one for MSDE service manager and one for your Visual Basic application.

REFERENCES

For additional information on MSDE, please refer to the following Knowledge Base articles:

Q232619 INFO: MSDE for Visual Studio Resources and Readme Contents

Q231923 HOW TO: Redistribute MSDE Using the Package and Deployment Wizard

Additional query words: kbfile

Keywords : kbfile kbDatabase kbVS kbMSDE100
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo