Microsoft KB Archive/299795

= INF: How to Author MSDE 2000 Setup Packages with Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 1.1 =

Article ID: 299795

Article Last Modified on 5/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)

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This article was previously published under Q299795



For a Microsoft Visual Studio .NET version of this article, see

325004 HOW TO: Author MSDE 2000 Setup Packages by Using Visual Studio .NET



SUMMARY
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) provides Merge Modules to provide flexibility for a developer to be able to consume the merge modules into his/her setup product. This article documents detailed steps about how to put together a simple MSDE 2000 setup package from MSDE 2000 merge modules by using Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 1.1.



MORE INFORMATION
Use these steps to create a simple MSDE 2000 setup package from MSDE 2000 merge modules with Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 1.1:  Download Visual Studio Installer 1.1 (VSI) from: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/tools/vsi11/default.aspx Install Visual Studio Installer 1.1 onto your local computer. Open Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 1.1.NOTE: You need the Microsoft Visual Studio product ID to download VSI 1.1. From the Help menu, click About. The product ID appears in the About dialog box.

 Click to select New Project. Click to select Visual Studio Installer 1.1 Projects. Click to select Empty Installer.</li> Give the project a name and location, and then click OK.</li> Navigate to the Project menu, and then click Add Merge Module(s).</li> Add all of the merge modules from SQLMSDE\MSM.</li> Navigate to the Project menu, and then click Add Merge Module(s). Add all of the merge modules in SQLMSDE\MSM\1033.</li> Click Build Menu, and then click Build to build the package. You must use Orca.exe to change the ProductLanguage in the Property table from 0 to 1033. For some MSDE custom actions, you must set the ProductLanguage property to a specific language ID such as 1033 for the setup to work. For additional information about how to use Orac.exe, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

255905 HOWTO: Use Orca to Edit Windows Installer Files

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Important Note
If you ever installed the Microsoft Windows Installer SDK 1.5 beta, you may experience problems with error messages similar to:

The install dialog Welcome is invalid.

The install dialog Select Installation Folder is invalid.

The install dialog Confirm Installation is invalid.

The install dialog Progress is invalid.

The install dialog Finished is invalid.

The install dialog Fatal Error in Installation is invalid.

The install dialog User Interrupted installation is invalid.

The network install dialog Welcome is invalid.

The network install dialog Select Network Location is invalid.

The network install dialog Progress is invalid.

The network install dialog Finished is invalid.

The network install dialog Fatal Error in Installation is invalid.

The network install dialog User Interrupted Installation is invalid.

The network install dialog Error Dialog is invalid.

If you had installed the Microsoft Windows Installer SDK 1.5 beta and one of the preceding error messages occurs, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base to resolve the issue:

281650 BUG: Cannot Compile VSI Project - &quot;Install Dialog&quot; Errors

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