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October 2005 - Posts

Monday, October 24, 2005 10:51 AM

Windows Installer on 64-bit Platforms

Resources for authoring 64-bit Windows Installer packages and merge modules.
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 9:58 AM

Logging for the New Patch Wrapper

About the logging policy for the new patch wrapper shipping with patches for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 7 Comments
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:15 PM

Patch Wrapper Improvements

Describes changes made to our patch wrapper for .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:33 AM

A Better Way of Working with ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT

How to support custom supersedence when you have to manage patch-specific registry keys manually without using a lot of custom code.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 0 Comments
Monday, October 17, 2005 1:40 PM

Installing Windows Installer on Checked Builds of Windows

How to install retail redistributables of Windows Installer on checked builds of Windows.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:56 PM

Repair Your Products After an OS Upgrade

The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Visual Studio 2005, and SQL Server 2005 will soon be shipping. If you'll be installing these products and are planning on upgrading your operating system later be sure to repair the product from the Add/Remove Programs
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:42 AM

MSDN Magazine Available for Download

MSDN Magazines from at least January 2005 can be downloaded in CHM format.
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Friday, October 07, 2005 9:00 AM

Supporting MSI 2.0 and Newer Features

How to support Windows Installer 2.0 while using new features of newer Windows Installer versions.
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Friday, October 07, 2005 8:28 AM

.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 Patches will Required MSI 3.1

.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 will require Windows Installer 2.0 on 9x and 3.0 on NT, but you can download 3.1 now to be ready to install patches.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 13 Comments
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005 4:42 PM

MSI Databases and Code Pages

An overview of code pages and how MSI databases use them to display string data.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 5 Comments
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