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Thursday, May 31, 2007 1:07 PM

How to prevent custom actions from running during a Windows Installer major upgrade

I ran into an interesting scenario related to Windows Installer major upgrades recently and I wanted to summarize some things I learned from this experience and from the MSDN documentation in case they are useful for others. In the scenario I ran into,
Posted by astebner | 5 Comments
Monday, May 28, 2007 8:22 PM

Script to set NoImpersonate bit for custom actions in Visual Studio 2005 setup projects

I previously posted a set of steps that can be used to toggle the NoImpersonate bit for custom actions in MSI-based setups created with Visual Studio 2005 setup projects. This type of script is necessary because custom actions created in the VS setup
Posted by astebner | 12 Comments
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:19 PM

Strong name signing for Media Center application assemblies

I have run into an issue a few times recently while helping folks create installers for their Windows Vista Media Center applications that are based on the project templates that ship in the Windows Vista Media Center SDK . As a result, even though this
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Sunday, May 20, 2007 8:59 PM

Mailbag: Why does my custom action that depends on the VC 8.0 CRT fail on Windows Vista?

Question: I have built an MSI-based setup for my application that includes the merge module for the Visual C++ 8.0 CRT (msvcrt80.dll). In addition, the MSI contains a custom action that has a dependency on the Visual C++ 8.0 CRT. I have been able to successfully
Posted by astebner | 7 Comments
Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:14 PM

How to prevent the Program Compatibility Assistant from appearing on Windows Vista

While researching the root cause of the issue that can cause a Windows XP SP2 block dialog to appear when trying to install the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 on Windows Vista (described in more detail in this blog post ), I learned some useful information
Posted by astebner | 8 Comments
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:47 PM

Mailbag: How to resolve errors in the WEBCA_SetTARGETSITE custom action on Windows Vista

Question: I am using the Visual Studio 2005 web setup project wizard to create an MSI-based installer for my web application. The application installs fine on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, but I am running into some issues on Windows Vista. When
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:59 PM

Private beta for Big Screen Photos version 2 for Windows Vista Media Center

A little while ago, Niall Ginsbourg posted an introduction and some screenshots for a new version of Big Screen Photos that he is developing using Media Center Markup Language (MCML). Yesterday, he published a much more in-depth post describing the features
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Friday, May 11, 2007 8:22 PM

Installing the Media Center SDK on a system with an un-activated VS Express Edition

I recently installed the refreshed version of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK on one of my Windows Vista system and ran into an installation issue that I wanted to describe here in case anyone else sees similar issues when installing the SDK on their
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Friday, May 11, 2007 9:07 AM

You can now boot an Xbox 360 directly into Media Center

I just noticed blog posts from Michael Creasy and Ian Dixon that I want to make sure everyone notices. If you have an Xbox 360 that you are using as a Media Center extender, once you install the Xbox Spring 2007 Dashboard Update , you will be able to
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:44 PM

Links to Microsoft WiX developer blogs

I have been semi-regularly attending the weekly meetings (described by Rob Mensching in this blog post ) to work on the WiX toolset . This past week, as I was eating some excellent chocolate chip cookies provided by Peter Marcu 's wife, I realized that
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 6:10 PM

Why does .NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 setup tell me to install Windows XP SP2 on Vista?

Recently, we have heard from a few customers who have been trying to install the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 or Visual Studio codename Orcas beta 1 on Windows Vista, but received an error message when they launched setup that stated that they need to install
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
Monday, May 07, 2007 9:29 AM

.NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 fails to install on Windows Vista from a path with spaces in it

I have previously posted descriptions of a couple of issues that can cause the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 to fail to install - Cannot install the .NET Framework 3.5 on a pre-release build of Windows Vista Cannot install the .NET Framework 3.5 if a pre-release
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Sunday, May 06, 2007 9:43 PM

Mailbag: How to debug 1935 errors with HRESULT 0x80131047 in an MSI-based setup

Question: I am attempting to create an MSI-based setup for my application. This application needs to install some assemblies to the global assembly cache (GAC), and when I build an MSI and try to install it, setup fails with a 1935 error with HRESULT
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Friday, May 04, 2007 7:10 PM

Link to an article describing how to create an MSI that does not prompt for elevation

As I previously described in this blog post , Windows Installer will prompt users for elevation by default when running MSI-based setups on Windows Vista, but it is possible to opt out of this behavior by making some changes to your MSI. If you choose
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Friday, May 04, 2007 8:39 AM

MIX 07 hands-on lab - Understanding Media Center Markup Language (MCML)

Content for some of the sessions presented at this week's MIX07 conference have been posted on the web. Included in the online content is a hands-on lab titled Understanding Windows Media Center Markup Language (MCML) . You can download the hands-on lab
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:28 PM

.NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 fails to install on pre-release builds of Windows Vista

I heard from a customer last week who could not get Visual Studio codename Orcas beta 1 to install on their Windows Vista system. The installation failed during the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 prerequisite step. The .NET Framework 3.5 setup log file (located
Posted by astebner | 5 Comments
Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:09 AM

Creating a Windows Vista Media Center application using MCML step-by-step

Charlie Owen has posted links to some really useful information in this post on the Media Center Sandbox blog that I wanted to bring to everyone's attention in case you haven't seen it yet. He starts by introducing the Windows Vista Media Center SDK refresh
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:07 AM

.NET Framework 3.5 will fail to install if .NET Framework 3.0 beta is installed

A few customers have reported an issue when installing the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 1 or Visual Studio Orcas beta 1 . This particular failure occurs when trying to install one of the .NET Framework 3.0 service packs, which is chained as a part of .NET
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:08 PM

Windows Vista Media Center SDK refresh now available for download

A refreshed version of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK has been released for download on the Microsoft Download Center today. You can download it at the same location as the original release of the SDK - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=A43EA0B7-B85F-4612-AA08-3BF128C5873E&displaylang=en
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