Deploying Desktop Applications
Applications developed for desktop are installed like any other Microsoft Windows application. To install Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 (SQL Server Compact 3.5) with the application, you must run the SQL Server Compact 3.5 installer for desktop computers (SSCERuntime-ENU.msi). Installing SQL Server Compact 3.5 by running the installer registers the native DLLs and puts the managed assemblies in the Global Assembly Cache. This makes sure that the installation of the SQL Server Compact 3.5 on the computer can be serviced by Microsoft Update or similar technologies in future.
The installer contains the following libraries:
SQLCESE35.DLL
SQLCEQP35.DLL
SQLCEME35.DLL
SQLCEOLEDB35.DLL (OLEDB data provider)
SQLCECA35.DLL
SQLCECOMPACT35.DLL
SQLCEER35xx.DLL
System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll (ADO.NET data provider)
For more information about building a Windows application that uses SQL Server Compact 3.5, see How to: Build and Deploy an Application to a Desktop.
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Installing and Deploying on a Desktop (SQL Server Compact)