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SQL CE 3.5 SP2 - silent/passive install?

Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:45 pm

Hi,

how is it possible to install the SQL CE 3.5 SP2 prerequisite without user interaction?
For .net 4.0 I can use "/passive", but the SQL CE 3.5 SP2 does only extract the x86 and x64 MSIs.
Using a (otherwise crappy) Visual Studio Setup Project it is the default that way so it should be possible.

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Re: SQL CE 3.5 SP2 - silent/passive install?

Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:18 pm

Hello,

You can ask the prerequisite installer's manufacturer support for the silent command line.
Then, you can set in the "Install Command Lines" section of the Prerequisite Setup Files Tab.

All the best,
Mihai
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Re: SQL CE 3.5 SP2 - silent/passive install?

Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:22 pm

At the moment I solved it by creating two prerequisites (one only for x64) by copying the default one and change the download path to my server, where I placed the two extracted .msi, but I would like "an official way" as it is a predefined prerequisite and IMO the "just extract the two MSIs" is not really usable for end users...

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