To obtain MTS development samples and documentation after you have already installed the Minimum or Typical install:
You install Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) development samples and documentation by using the Custom setup option. The following list describes the MTS components installed with each setup option.
Installs the MTS run-time environment and MTS Explorer.
Installs the MTS run-time environment, MTS Explorer, and MTS core documentation.
Installs the MTS run-time environment, MTS Explorer, MTS core documentation, MTS development samples, and MTS development documentation.
It is highly recommended that you use the Custom install option in order to obtain MTS development samples and documentation. Reviewing the MTS development samples and documentation will provide a more thorough understanding of the packages and components that you manage. For example, you can use the MTS Sample Bank and Tic-Tac-Toe development samples to practice deploying and administrating packages in the MTS Explorer. The sample applications also help you confirm that you have correctly installed MTS.
The MTS development documentation explains the design decisions that determine how components are packaged, such as activation settings and transactional properties. Along with discussions of MTS programming concepts (such as sharing state), the MTS Programmer’s Guide also contains an tutorial that describes how to install and configure the Sample Bank application.
To obtain MTS development samples and documentation after you have already installed the Minimum or Typical install:
Note that if you uninstall MTS, user-defined packages will be removed. If you want to maintain your user-defined packages, install MTS without removing the previous installation.