"GD" <GD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<BF944498-22D2-4262-8F74-B19B23FC99AE@microsoft.com>...
> Did you find if there is a merge module available for WSE 2.0?
> Do you know any other way to so that I can bundle WSE 2.0 into my own
> installation?
> Thanks,
> GD
>
> "Ram" wrote:
>
> > Could you please let me know if a merge module for WSE SP1 has been created?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > -Ram.
> >
> > "Darren Mombourquette" wrote:
> >
> > > I've updated WSE to SP1 and noticed that you must use the msi
> > > redistributable provided. The msi installs the Microsoft.WebServices2.dll
> > > and a two publisher policies in the GAC.
> > >
> > > My question is why is it required to install the msi, which effectively
> > > kills my ability to use "xcopy" and "smart deployment"?
> > > Is the WSE assembly required to live in the GAC? Do I need the publisher
> > > policy if I already compiled against the latest SP1 version? Shouldn't the
> > > publisher policy only be required to allow existing apps compiled against
> > > 2.0 to "float" up to the newer assembly?
> > > If the answer is yes to all of these, is there going to be a merge module
> > > provided instead of the msi so that I can bundle the runtime into my own
> > > installation. Forcing our end users to do any additional work i.e running a
> > > separate msi, causes total chaos on our support phones.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Darren Mombourquette
> > >
> > >