Aaron Stebner's WebLog

Thoughts about setup and deployment issues, WiX, XNA, the .NET Framework and Visual Studio

.NET Framework setup verification tool, cleanup tool and detection sample code now support .NET Framework 4.7.2

The Windows 10 April 2018 Update recently shipped, and it includes the .NET Framework 4.7.2 as an OS...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/17/2018

.NET Framework setup verification tool, cleanup tool and detection sample code now support .NET Framework 4.7.1

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework setup verification tool, the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/21/2017

.NET Framework setup verification tool, cleanup tool and detection sample code now support .NET Framework 4.7

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework setup verification tool, the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/26/2017

GDC 2017 is happening this week in San Francisco, and Chris Charla (the director of the ID@Xbox...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/01/2017

.NET Framework setup verification tool, cleanup tool and detection sample code now support .NET Framework 4.6.2

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework setup verification tool, the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/24/2016

As announced at the end of last week in this post on the Windows developer blog, we recently...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/10/2016

New for Xbox Dev Mode - publish apps for Xbox One and Xbox Dev Mode Companion app

I want to highlight a couple of new features available starting this week for developers using Xbox...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/31/2016

App Dev on Xbox online event coming next week

The Windows Apps Team announced an App Dev on Xbox online event on August 30, 2016 (a week from...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/23/2016

Notes about the UWP on Xbox One program and the Xbox Summer Update

As previously reported by Xbox Wire and Major Nelson, the Xbox One Summer Update has been released....

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/03/2016

June 2016 Developer Preview for UWP on Xbox One is now available

A new developer preview build is now available for UWP on Xbox One.  Here are some links with...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 06/17/2016

New Channel 9 video about Xbox One dev kit mode

A couple of months ago, we announced a UWP Apps on Xbox One developer preview that allows anyone to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 06/07/2016

UWP apps on Xbox One developer preview now available

As announced earlier today at the Build 2016 conference, a developer preview is now available that...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/30/2016

Mailbag: How to revert to older versions of the .NET Framework 4 family

Question: I recently installed the .NET Framework 4.6.1 but ran into a compatibility issue with an...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/04/2016

.NET Framework setup verification tool, cleanup tool and detection sample code now support .NET Framework 4.6.1

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework setup verification tool, the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/18/2015

Why Windows Installer removes files during a major upgrade if they go backwards in version numbers

Recently, I investigated an issue where some files were missing from a user’s PC after installing...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/16/2015

.NET Framework setup verification tool, cleanup tool and detection sample code now support .NET Framework 4.6 and Windows 10

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework setup verification tool, the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/31/2015

A couple of notes about .NET Framework 4.6 setup behaviors

I have gotten a couple of questions from customers recently about the behavior of .NET Framework 4.6...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 06/17/2015

Mailbag: How can I revert shared files to older versions when uninstalling the new version of my MSI-based product?

Question: I have 2 versions of my MSI, and each version installs some files to a shared...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/31/2015

Blog post about silent repair and uninstall has been updated to include information about the .NET Framework 4.5.2

I was recently asked a question about how to silently repair and uninstall the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/14/2015

How to work around a possible XNA Game Studio setup failure on Windows 10 technical preview

A while back, I wrote about an application compatibility issue that can cause the Windows Phone SDK...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/06/2014

A colleague told me about a recently released plug-in for Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/12/2014

.NET Framework setup verification tool, cleanup tool and detection sample code now support .NET Framework 4.5.2

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework setup verification tool, the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 06/24/2014

System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 now does more in-depth repair of .NET Framework 2.0

Updated versions of the System Update Readiness Tool were released last week. The new versions of...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/23/2014

.NET Framework Repair Tool now supports diagnosing and repairing .NET Framework 4.5 and 4.5.1 setup issues

The .NET Framework setup team has released an updated version of the .NET Framework Repair Tool that...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/28/2014

Blog post about silent repair and uninstall has been updated to include information about the .NET Framework 4.5 and 4.5.1

I was recently asked a question about how to silently repair and uninstall the .NET Framework 4.5...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/22/2014

Link to MSDN article with information about which .NET Framework versions are in which versions of Windows and Visual Studio

I have been maintaining a blog post for a while that lists which version(s) of the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/28/2014

Recently, I was looking for links to some of the deployment guides for previous versions of the .NET...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/24/2014

Recently, I was trying to help someone investigate a .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installation...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/23/2014

There is a new general-purpose installation troubleshooting tool called the Windows Installer Cache...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/07/2014

Fixing a .NET Framework 4.5.1 detection logic problem on Windows 8.1

Last week, I posted an updated version of the .NET Framework setup verification tool that supports...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/11/2013

.NET Framework setup verification tool and cleanup tool now support .NET Framework 4.5.1

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework setup verification tool and the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/06/2013

Updated sample .NET Framework detection code that works with the .NET Framework 4.5 and 4.5.1

Someone recently asked me about the availability of an updated version of my sample .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/17/2013

How to work around Windows Phone SDK 8.0 installation failure caused by invalid digital certificate

UPDATE - A new Windows Phone SDK 8.0 setup package has been published that contains a fix for this...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/09/2013

Mailbag: Does my application need to install the .NET Framework 4 on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012?

Question: I have an application that requires the .NET Framework 4. The application supports running...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/27/2013

Updating the last modified time to prevent Windows Installer from updating an unversioned file

Someone recently asked me a question about the unversioned file replacement scenarios that I wrote...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/23/2013

Cannot install .NET Framework 1.0 service packs if .NET Framework 4 or 4.5 is installed

There are some known compatibility issues between .NET Framework 4 and 4.5 setup and .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/16/2013

System Update Readiness Tool is included as a part of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Recently, while investigating an issue related to a .NET Framework hotfix installation problem, I...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/22/2013

More information about the versions of the .NET Framework that ship with Windows 8

Since the release of Windows 8 last fall, I’ve gotten a few questions about what versions of...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/02/2013

Windows Phone SDK update for Windows Phone 7.8 is now available for download

As announced earlier today on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, the Windows Phone SDK update for...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/22/2013

Every once in a while, I see an email or a post on the forums from a developer who has created a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/16/2013

Uninstalling the Windows Phone SDK 8.0 will break XNA Game Studio 4.0 and vice versa

The XNA Game Studio components that are installed as a part of the Windows Phone SDK 8.0 have a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/18/2012

XNA Windows Phone project templates are not available if Visual Studio 2012 is installed to a non-default path

The XNA Game Studio component that ships with the Windows Phone SDK 8.0 has a setup bug that causes...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/17/2012

XNA Windows Phone projects must be upgraded from 7.0 to 7.1 to use with the Windows Phone SDK 8.0

The Windows Phone SDK 8.0 supports XNA Windows Phone game projects that target Windows Phone OS...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/03/2012

Windows Phone SDK 8.0 now available for download

As announced earlier today on the Windows Phone Developer Blog and the Visual Studio Blog, the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/30/2012

The official .NET Framework 4.5 deployment guides for developers and administrators are available on...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/29/2012

.NET Framework Repair Tool now supports diagnosing and repairing .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 setup issues

A little while ago, I posted an introduction to a new .NET Framework Repair Tool that can be used to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/12/2012

The XNA Framework can be used to create games that run on the Windows 8 desktop

With the release of Windows 8 and the new development platform for Windows Store applications, there...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/29/2012

Updated .NET Framework setup verification tool that addresses application compatibility issues

A little while ago, I posted an updated version of the .NET Framework setup verification tool that...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/13/2012

There was a .NET Framework Repair Tool posted on the Microsoft Download Center earlier this summer,...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/05/2012

Final versions of Windows 8, .NET Framework 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012 now available for download

As announced on the Windows 8 app developer blog, Somasegar’s blog and Jason Zander’s blog, the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/15/2012

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