On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Paul McNett <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/27/10 10:17 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: >> Had installed SS2K8 awhile back for a former client. Was a PITA to get >> installed...took many tries, with others assisting at that! No longer >> have that client and don't see me using SS2K8 for my apps so I removed >> it today. Took very very long time to remove. >> >> Why does it have to be so hard? Ugh. > > My suspicion has always been that people feel like they are getting their > money's > worth if the installation takes forever. "Wow, I'm installing some serious > software > on my system right now." > > I know I used to feel that way when installing new versions of VFP. I could > read the > slides and get all excited as the progress bar inches to the right. > > But the fact is, it doesn't jibe with how long it actually takes to copy the > files > with, say, XCOPY and to manually register the DLL's, which would take a couple > minutes instead of 15. So either the installer script was needlessly > redundant and > bloated, or games were being played. ------------------------
It is a series of services not just a few dlls. I can make 4 instances of SQL Server on one machine and take any one of them down and not effect the others running. There is then the series of running the service is part of what group in security as well as who can do what. On a single desktop that is a tad overblown. For a Windows network with AD running that has been set up properly it is a lot more involved. You can preset user creds for doing services in the future. I know that SS2005 had a lot of installer trouble and it was fixed in 2008. In that it would get 7/8 of the way and find that you were lacking something and then fail. It would mark that instance and not let you put it in the next go around. Masive piss off that one! -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer CIMSgts 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
