(No certainty but...) When you "fire off the MSDE installer" you need to make sure that it has finished before returning from your custom action -- otherwise Windows Installer is correct that there's another installation in progress.
At 05:54 AM 5/19/2005, Peter Suter wrote >Hi all, >The docs on installing MSDE pretty clearly state to avoid using merge >modules and instead install from within a "wrapper application". >This (to me anyway) means that I write an installer class, add that as a >custom action and use it to fire off the MSDE installer. >This causes a problem for Windows Installer, which complains "Another >installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before >proceeding with this install." > >There seems to be nothing relevant in the kb. >I'd appreciate any suggestions for how to deal with this issue, and of >course any other enlightenment is welcome. >What is currently the best practice for installing MSDE? > >Thanks >jl J. Merrill / Analytical Software Corp =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
