I'd prefer that there's something from MS that I can just reference that will include the prompt and allow it to be skipped. I'd also prefer that it let the user know if they already have SQL Server of any kind on their system. And I'd prefer that the whole thing not be embedded in my. MSI but instead download it if needed. We use wix as our installer. A Microsoft support employee told me to post the question here. If it should be posted elsewhere, please let me know where. Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help.
If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Resources for IT Professionals. Sign in. The most basic installer that WiX generates by default installs everything as soon as it is run -- no prompting.
That can be surprising to the user, since most applications guide them through the process even if it is short. WiX comes with a number of other dialog sets , and even supports custom XAML "bootstrapper" interfaces.
Then, in Product. Read through the default EULA; if it works for you, great! Otherwise, here's how to replace it. First, obtain agreement text for your desired license. Depending on your situation, this could be as simple as searching the Internet for "free EULA" or as complex as hiring a lawyer. Whichever way you go, once you have it save it as License. A small change, but it cost no more than a minute's time and could potentially alleviate some confusion.
The default installer images are embarrassingly retro, probably on purpose. Good thing that's easy to change! There are two main images:. Feel free to use the above templates as a base for building your own, or as-is if you dig the minimalistic-monochromatic look. For the full range of tweaking goodness, more information about customizing the WiX installer is available in the WiX documentation.
This is just the beginning of what the WiX Toolset is capable of. But at the same time, no more than the first few steps are required to get a fully-functional installer. If you want to explore all of what WiX has to offer, check out the official documentation or this amazing tutorial.
Learn how to install a SQL Server Management Studio add-in via the WiX toolkit in Visual Studio So now you've built a useful SQL Server Management Studio add-in from freely-available boilerplate code, tweaked it and tested it until it solves just the problem you were having, even configured it to compile for multiple versions of SSMS , and now you want to share it with the world.
Launch the oh-so-stylish setup program and click on the Install tile in the middle. Set Build Order One step that is really important is to make sure that the installer project builds after all your other projects build.
Set Build Profile Really the only time the installer needs to build is when the add-in is ready to deploy for testing on another machine or release. NET Framework 4. Please install the. NET Framework then run this installer again.
Select UI Type The most basic installer that WiX generates by default installs everything as soon as it is run -- no prompting. Custom Images The default installer images are embarrassingly retro, probably on purpose. There are two main images: Dialog bitmap: x pixels Template: dialog. Even More For the full range of tweaking goodness, more information about customizing the WiX installer is available in the WiX documentation. Have any cool WiX Toolkit tricks up your sleeve?
Share them in the comments! Do you know if this behavior will be changed with the service pack - will it work like it used to? The application is built to download the latest SQL Server install package at runtime. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. SQL Server Express. Sign in to vote. This way of bundling has worked for SQL Server , , and express.
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