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Installers Deploying SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 on 64-bit machines


I'm running VS2010 SP1.

We want to create a project using SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2.

I just downloaded this from Microsoft, and it placed two installers in my folder (a 32 and a 64-bit version) along with an instructional text file.

For a 64-bit PC like I am on, the text file had me install the 32-bit version first, then install the 64-bit version.

If we create an application that is going to be deployed to others in other companies, will a standard VS Setup and Deploy project install both versions in the correct order on the target 64-bit machines?

I don't want to spend months developing this new product only to find in the end that it will not deploy.


Solution

  • You can setup the Custom Actions of your Setup and Deployment project (or installer project). In code you can ensure that one is installed first and then the other....