I have a VS 2008 Setup project that needs SQL Express as a prereq. I right click on my project ==> properties and then click on Prequisites, have selected SQL Server 2005 Express Edidtion SP2 as my setup procedure. I have no instance of SQL Express isntalled on my local machine. In fact, I removed the mobile version for testing.

I run my setup and everything goes smooth until my Install process trys to setup the database that hasn't been installed. Anyone got an idea of what's going on here?

I've been trying to install this via the right click and install process from VS 2008. If you go to the setup.exe and exectue it the bootstrapper will check for prerequisites. If you exectue the msi, it will just go and intall your application prior to checking for prereqs. I'm assuming that the right click install context menu item is only executing the .msi. Don't know for sure either way.

@My Best Solutions, git it a shot from your Release folder under your setup project and let me know what you find please. Thanks


Jim

I have also facing similar type of problem, Can i get the solution plz..?

I've been trying to install this via the right click and install process from VS 2008. If you go to the setup.exe and exectue it the bootstrapper will check for prerequisites. If you exectue the msi, it will just go and intall your application prior to checking for prereqs. I'm assuming that the right click install context menu item is only executing the .msi. Don't know for sure either way.

@My Best Solutions, git it a shot from your Release folder under your setup project and let me know what you find please. Thanks


Jim