bypass restart computer check in sqlexpress2008 installation

Question

Hi!

I am calling the sqlexpress2008 installer from our installer.  I found out that it checks if registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager PendingFileRenameOperations exists.  Unfortunately, our installer sets a value in that key.

Is there a way to bypass the "Restart Computer" Rule during installation of sqlexpress2008?

Would you have better suggestion to my problem?

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this will work, but you could try add the setup parameter

/SKIPRULES=RebootRequiredCheck

Answer 2

Hi ogie.nocedo,

I think you can refer to the following thread to edit the key value and then re-run the installation.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sqldatabaseengine/thread/7e148a34-a7ae-49cc-b6c5-58520bdf2a83/

Please first backup Registry before you edit the Registry key value.

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