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Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:47 PM

Windows Installer Errors 2738 and 2739 with Script Custom Actions

Windows Script custom actions should be avoided . They are difficult to debug, get blocked by virus scanners, and are far more susceptible to machine state than native custom actions. That is indicated by Windows Installer error messages 2738 and 2739,
Posted by Heath Stewart | 9 Comments
Friday, May 18, 2007 12:42 AM

WiX Extension for PowerShell Snap-ins

To write an installer for your PowerShell snap-in , the PowerShell documentation instructs you to extend the PSSnapIn or CustomPSSnapIn class. When you add your snap-in assembly to the Custom Action view in a Windows Installer Project in Visual Studio,
Posted by Heath Stewart | 3 Comments
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007 4:02 PM

Patch Families Can Only Ever Grow

Peter Marcu has begun talking about new functionality added into WiX 3.0 that he's been working on a lot. One of the specific features is filtering by patch families . Based on a concept Office has used internally, patch families in this case are a set
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