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May 2004 - Posts
Friday, May 28, 2004 12:03 PM
Local Installation Source Tool (listool.exe) released to web.
Imagine a blog entry where I talk about the new Local Installation Source tool (listool.exe) that allows you to enable, disable, and move your LocalCache.
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Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:59 PM
VBScript (and Jscript) MSI CustomActions suck
Imagine a blog entry where I explain why VBScript and Jscript should not be used for MSI CustomActions.
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Sunday, May 16, 2004 5:13 PM
My philsophical musings about building setup for software.
Imagine a blog entry where I go into the details of how I believe setup build processes should work.
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wix
Friday, May 14, 2004 11:49 AM
Checking in on the Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset development environments.
Imagine a blog entry where I go back out to SourceForge and take a peek at all the projects that appear to be building a development environment for the Windows Installer XML toolset.
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Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:55 PM
O'Reilly Net on Getting Started with WiX.
Imagine a blog entry where I discuss a couple issues in an introduction article to the WiX toolset I found online.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:13 AM
Windows Template Library (WTL) has released as Open Source on SourceForge.net
Imagine a blog entry where Microsoft releases the Windows Template Library project under the Common Public License.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2004 12:40 AM
Sections, Symbols and References in the Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset.
Imagine a blog entry about what I think makes the Windows Installer XML toolset unique and powerful: sections, symbols, and references.
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Sunday, May 09, 2004 12:48 PM
It's a bit after noon, do you know where your mother is?
Imagine a blog entry reminding everyone that it is Mother's Day and a funny story my Mom told me when I called her.
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Friday, May 07, 2004 10:25 PM
Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset in Time?
Imagine a blog entry about a Time article that mentions the WiX toolset.
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