Importing a Blank Database
To reproduce the sample you need to copy, or create with a software tool, a Windows Installer database file. A totally blank installation database, Schema.msi, is provided with the Windows SDK Components for Windows Installer Developers. The SDK also provides a partially blank database, uisample.msi, that contains the suggested sequence tables and data required for a simple user interface. Make a copy of uisample.msi and move it into the same directory containing the Notepad folder you created in Planning the Installation. Rename the file MNP2000.msi. The installation database file and the source files must both be located at the root of the same directory. For example:
C:\Sample\MNP2000.msi
C:\Sample\Notepad\
If you do not use Uisample.msi, then you must obtain a blank database, such as Schema.msi, and enter information for the installation using a database editing tool such as Orca, which is provided with the SDK, or another database editor.