>That means that you have NO WAY to set up MSDE for your aplication without having SQL
>Server installed in your development system and you have no real way to "work" a
>problem at the customer site unless they have SQL Server installed.

a) OSQL.EXE
b) SQL Server Upsizing Wizard

These may not be ideal ways to set up MSDE for your application, but they aren't "no way" either.