hi,
I need to create installers for my application in such a way that it has and when i place my cd in the drive it shows a screen with following options

1. Dotnet frame work
2. Sqlserver2005 application and database
3. Finish and Restart

when user click on the dotnet frame work it should install frame work and when he click on the Sqlserver 2005 application and database it should install sqlserver and the database also to be installed into the server.
please help me in doing this.

There isn't any built-in support for the is VS setup projects. The general way you do this is to use the Prerequisites button in the setup project and choose the prerequisites you want installing. There are options for SQL Express and .NET FWs. This generates a setup.exe that the user runs, and this installs the prereqs and then your MSI file containing your app. There isn't really much point in having the user click too many buttons when setup.exe will just install whatever is required. You can't install full SQL Server, just in case that's what you're saying - it's a separate priced product.

If a reboot is neededsetup.exe and the MSI install will take care of it. There's no point in doing an unnecessary reboot.

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Phil Wilson

There isn't any built-in support for the is VS setup projects. The general way you do this is to use the Prerequisites button in the setup project and choose the prerequisites you want installing. There are options for SQL Express and .NET FWs. This generates a setup.exe that the user runs, and this installs the prereqs and then your MSI file containing your app. There isn't really much point in having the user click too many buttons when setup.exe will just install whatever is required. You can't install full SQL Server, just in case that's what you're saying - it's a separate priced product.

If a reboot is neededsetup.exe and the MSI install will take care of it. There's no point in doing an unnecessary reboot.

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Phil Wilson