Setup Deployment of C# windows appl with Framework and database.?

Question

Hi All ,
I am having the problem in setup deployment of windows application,ie:at present i am installing the s/w or setup file seperately ,framework and database saperately.but i want to make setup,which should contain framework setup,application setup and database.In a clear,when i install the setup( contains framework setup,application setup and database) in any machine it should automatically install the framework if it does not have the framework and it will install the application and create complete
database by simply clicking next...next buttons.
wheather i can do this,if possible plz give me the description and clear way of setup. I am also using the .dll of MS Enterprise Library for building the .config files and SQL 2005 express edition.

Answer 1

To bundle deployment you have two alternatives.
- Assume the person has internet.
- Assume they don't have internet.

You could use the following NSIS script http://nwiki.org/files/DotNET-installer.zip

Thats a NSIS header that detects if .NET is installed, and if it is it asks the user if its alright for the installer to download and install .NET 2.0 use with NSIS installer scripts
http://nsis.sf.net/

But if the user doesn't have internet, you could use inno setup or just download some installer creation software and create your own install package that will test whether there is .net installed, if not it will install it. NSIS could check or not.

Good Luck