Please try the following commands to install Expression Blend and SP1 on your system. 1.       msiexec /i blend.en.msi /qb /norestart /lie blendInstall.log 2.       msiexec /update blend_sp1.msp /qb /norestart...

The Shared Add-In uses COM Shim, is obfuscated and is signed with Authenticode signature. I initially thought MSI advertisement would be the way to approach this. But, later investigations revealed that COM Add-Ins won't be triggered using Advertisement...

Based on the msi verbose log ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223300 ) I found the following root cause:   INFO   : [03/03/2009 16:38:00:434] [ApplyWebFolderProperties               ...

When you install .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 on a Win XP / Win 2003 system, it deletes a folder called "Xamlviewer" located in C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\WPF. The "Xamlviewer" folder contains three xaml files. The XamlViewer...

There are two methods to do it.   Method 1: Create a registry file for registration of the DLL file using regasm.exe utility ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/tzat5yw6(VS.71).aspx ) Ex:   %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm...

In this scenario we want to use the .net assembly on the target machine without having access to the GAC and call it in VBA using COM Interop.   In order to accomplish this we will need to use regasm.exe utility ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us...

Resolution: You would also need to install C# along with VC++ Repro Steps ========== Install Visual Studio 2008 Standard with only C++ Launch VS 2008 IDE Create any kind of new C++ project Build the project You will receive the following error message...

Resolution: User needs to install manually either C# or C++ or J# feature on the system. Repro Steps ========== 1. Install VS 2005 Team suite with custom installation and install only Visual Basic. 2. Launch Visual Studio 2005 from Start menu. 3. Create...

To work around this problem, run DCOMCNFG.exe and clear the check box for the Provide additional security for reference tracking option on the Default Properties tab. 1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative tools, and then click Component...

The difference between the following two Security Settings in ClickOnce Application: a> Selecting “This is a full trust application” b> Selecting “This is a partial trust application” and choosing the all Permissions   Basically we would like...