I successfully installed the developer eddition of SQL Server 2008 on a
Windows XP SP 3 Machine from the ISO download in my MSDN downloads. The
tools and DB are working fine ... however, following the install, my Visual
Studio Team System 2008 (Version 9.0.30729.1 sp) launches the SQL Server 2008
R2 Management Studio install dialogs when compiling any install package.

The specific install package that I am currently dealing with is ONLY
copying a VC6 COM DLL to the target directory and registering it using
vsdrfCOMSelfReg, it is not installing any SQL components, Managed assemblies,
etc. The MSI produced by the setup project is correct and only contains the
COM DLL as verified in ORCA.

What did not complete correctly in the SQL 2008 install and how do I correct
the condition? I have used the SQL DB and Tools to design several Databases
and Stored Procedures, Profiled those databases ... I have no reason to
suspect the install to be incorrect. What is launching it's install when
compiling a setup project in VS 2008???

I am able to compile and build other project types in VS 2008 successfully
without invoking the SQL setup dialogs.

Jim Hewitt

Possibly because the database file is included in your project instead of
connecting to a database permanently attached to a sql-server.

Remove the database file from your project and you should be OK.

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Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
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Independent consultant and remote programming for Access and SQL-Server
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"Jim Hewitt" <JimHewitt (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote