Several of my messages don't seem to go through either. Many other times I see from the list replies to messages I never received, etc. SF seems to not always be the most reliable system around...
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 5:30 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Deploying sql server express I sent the below response yesterday morning but I never saw it appear in the list. Either SourceForge is dropping messages or I am being censored for some reason. Chris Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me ----- Original Message ---- From: Christopher Painter <chr...@deploymentengineering.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Sat, November 13, 2010 7:14:18 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Deploying sql server express 2005 or 2008? Personally I'm of the opinion that if you need a light weight sql engine that's easy to deploy to go with Compact Edition. If you need something heavier it should only go on a server and not a client and don't even attempt to automate the installation of it. SQL Express Setup has really, really grown out of control in terms of it's size, number of prereqs and conditions that it checks for ( you can't install this feature because xxx is already installed ). Silent install of this beast is still fine for admins in a controlled environment but trying to put it into a product installer to run silently on any machine has reached the point of insanity, IMO. Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me ----- Original Message ---- From: Sean Farrow <sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk> To: "wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net" <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Sat, November 13, 2010 4:07:58 AM Subject: [WiX-users] Deploying sql server express Hi: I'm in the process of looking at deploying sql server express with an application. What is the best way of doing this, given that sql server express no longer uses merge modules. Any thoughts/advice appreciated. Cheers Sean. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client virtualization framework. Read more! http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client virtualization framework. Read more! http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client virtualization framework. Read more! http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
