Is there a standard way to deploy an application with SQL Server express?

Question

In Winforms or WPF Is there a standard way to deploy an application with SQL Server express? Is there a standard way to create a local SQL Server express database and also update the app.config connectionStrings settings during an application install?

Answer 1

Please read this article on how to deploy an application with SQL Server Express

Here's another on how to create the Installation Package

Answer 2

Click Once is the "standard" solution to deploying SQL Express with your application.