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Saturday, September 29, 2007 5:44 PM

How to workaround .NET Framework 2.0 OS component uninstall failure on Windows Server 2003 R2

As I previously described in this blog post , the MSI-based .NET Framework 2.0 is included as an optional OS component on Windows Server 2003 R2 . The .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 is designed to be a slipstreamed package behind the scenes. If it
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
Friday, September 28, 2007 3:24 PM

Link to more detailed information about the Windows Media Center Internet TV beta

Earlier today, I posted some information about the Windows Media Center Internet TV beta that was released to Windows Vista Media Center users in the United States last night. Today, I found a blog post at http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2007/09/27/streaming-internet-content-with-internet-tv-beta-to-windows-media-center.aspx
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Friday, September 28, 2007 7:54 AM

Windows Media Center Internet TV beta for Windows Vista Media Center

A beta of a new feature for Windows Vista Media Center was announced yesterday at the DigitalLife conference , and I wanted to post a link to it here for folks who haven't yet heard about it. The feature, known as the Windows Media Center Internet TV
Posted by astebner | 10 Comments
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:54 PM

TV Toolbox beta 3 now available for download

A new beta version of TV Toolbox for Windows Vista Media Center has been released recently on the MCEDev.com site. This beta includes bug fixes and functional changes that address issues reported by customers who used the first 2 beta versions. Here are
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Monday, September 24, 2007 11:43 AM

Charlie Owen discusses Media Center development on Scott Hanselman's blog

Recently, Charlie Owen sat down with Scott Hanselman to discuss Windows Vista Media Center development for Scott's podcast. This podcast session provides a really nice introduction to the Windows Vista Media Center platform, tools and SDK. You can check
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Friday, September 21, 2007 8:48 PM

Mailbag: Can the .NET Framework cleanup tool be run in silent mode?

Question: I have read about the .NET Framework cleanup tool , and I would like to be able to automate running it on several systems. Does the cleanup tool support any command line switches to run it in silent mode? Answer: Yes, it is possible to run the
Posted by astebner | 9 Comments
Monday, September 17, 2007 5:54 PM

Possible problem launching Visual Studio 2008 setup within a Parallels 3.0 virtual image on a Mac

I heard of an interesting issue from a customer today via the email contact form on my blog, and I wanted to post it here in case anyone else runs into a similar issue. They saw a problem when launching Visual Studio 2008 beta 2 setup on a virtual Windows
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Sunday, September 16, 2007 8:08 PM

Link to information about when to use NGen for your managed application

I noticed over the weekend that the CLR code generation team has started a blog to communicate about issues related to just-in-time (JIT) compilation and native image generation (NGen) for binaries that run on the .NET Framework. The first technical post
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:30 PM

Uninstalling the 64-bit .NET Framework 2.0 can break the .NET Framework 1.1

Back when the .NET Framework 1.1 originally shipped, only a 32-bit version was released. In addition, the MSI contains a launch condition that specifically blocks the .NET Framework 1.1 from being allowed to install on 64-bit operating systems. Since
Posted by astebner | 7 Comments
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:58 PM

New simplified silent install switches are available for Visual Studio 2008 setup

Visual Studio 2002, 2003 and 2005 setups include a silent deployment mode that requires multiple steps (creating an INI file on the matching OS version and language, then running VS setup and passing it the INI file to perform the installation). Those
Posted by astebner | 9 Comments
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:44 PM

Download available for a supplemental set of Windows Vista Media Center project templates

I have posted an MSI that can be used to install an additional set of Windows Vista Media Center project templates. You can download the MSI at http://astebner.sts.winisp.net/Tools/mce_project_templates.zip . These project templates are designed to supplement
Posted by astebner | 13 Comments
Monday, September 10, 2007 8:54 PM

Link to a preview of version 2.0 of Big Screen Headlines

I know I'm a little late posting about this, but better late than never. Niall Ginsbourg has posted some information about an updated version of Big Screen Headlines that he has been working on recently. This application is an RSS feed browser for Windows
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Thursday, September 06, 2007 7:06 PM

Subtle problem with major upgrades in WiX files in the Media Center SDK

One of the features included in the WiX v3.0 source files included in the C# project template in the latest version of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK is a group of settings to make it easy to implement a Windows Installer major upgrade when building
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:18 PM

Link to information about upcoming plans for supporting Windows Installer 4.5 in WiX

I noticed a post on Rob Mensching's blog this weekend that I wanted to link to here as well. In the post, located at http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/09/03/Windows-Installer-4.5-and-the-WiX-toolset.aspx , he outlines some work he did this past
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Sunday, September 02, 2007 10:59 AM

Mailbag: Why doesn't the green button on my remote work until I launch Media Center manually?

Question: I have a computer that is running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. When I press the green button on my Media Center remote control, it will not launch Media Center for me. I can use the mouse to launch Media enter, and after that the remote
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
Saturday, September 01, 2007 9:11 AM

How to repair a localization pack for Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center 2005

Recently, I heard from a customer who has a system with Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and a localization pack that is used to add support for one of the new locales that was added in the Update Rollup 2 product. However, the
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
 
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