MSI and SQL Server Detection

how do they provide the dialog box in the start kits, the one with the combo boxes of available servers, and a test connection button?

You can add custom forms in visual studio setup wizard project, but I haven't been able to figure it out yet - what do they use in the starter kits?view post 360458 discusses it. You can also call the sproc sp_helpserver which returns a recordset with the names of the available Sql Servers and MSDEs.