Peter Marcu's Blog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/feed.xml One guy trying to solve deployment pain on Windows. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 05:25:26 GMT en-US hourly 1 WiX: Why I Contributed for 7 Years https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/wix-why-i-contributed-for-7-years Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:41:50 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2013/01/11/wix-why-i-contributed-for-7-years/ New content posted here.

]]> WiX: Really, Really Open Source https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/wix-really-really-open-source Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:46:08 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2013/01/07/wix-really-really-open-source/ Content has been posted here.

]]> The .NET BCL Team released a preview of Immutable Collections https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/the-net-bcl-team-released-a-preview-of-immutable-collections Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:27:27 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2013/01/05/the-net-bcl-team-released-a-preview-of-immutable-collections/ I posted a new entry here.

]]> My Blog has Moved https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/my-blog-has-moved Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:22:43 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2013/01/04/my-blog-has-moved/ I recently decided to move my blog to a location that gives me a little more control. I will still occasionally post references to new posts here but I suggest people who are following this blog, switch to https://petermarcu.blogspot.com/ . I migrated a bunch of the content to the new location already.

]]> .NET: .NET Framework 4 setup reports success but my .NET 4 applications wont run and tell me I need to install it. https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/net-net-framework-4-setup-reports-success-but-my-net-4-applications-wont-run-and-tell-me-i-need-to-install-it Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:30:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2011/07/27/net-net-framework-4-setup-reports-success-but-my-net-4-applications-wont-run-and-tell-me-i-need-to-install-it/ This post has moved here.

]]> .NET: The Client Profile and Chip Specific Packages https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/net-the-client-profile-and-chip-specific-packages Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:22:14 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2010/07/20/net-the-client-profile-and-chip-specific-packages/ In .NET 4 we have quite a few deployment options available for redistribution. There are basically 2 pivots. The Client/Full profiles and 32bit/32+64bit packages.

Here are the four redistributable options and their corresponding sizes.

Redistributable Size
32bit Client Profile 28.8 MB
32bit Full 35.3 MB
32+64bit Client Profile 41 MB
32+64bit Full 48.1 MB

The Client Profile is targeted to contain the parts of the .NET Framework that are used by most client applications and gives people the option to carry a little less payload if they use less of the Framework.

The 32+64bit packages are designed to give the option of installing either profile on any target machine regardless of OS architecture. On the other hand, if someone is targeting a pure 32bit customer segment, the 32bit package gives the option of reduced size with reduced breath of deployment.

]]> .NET: Do You Deploy a Managed App - Part 2 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/net-do-you-deploy-a-managed-app-part-2 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:13:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2010/07/16/net-do-you-deploy-a-managed-app-part-2/ This post has moved here.

]]> The .NET Framework 4 Installer Improvements https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/the-net-framework-4-installer-improvements Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:33:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2010/04/15/the-net-framework-4-installer-improvements/ This post has moved here.

]]> Which Version of .NET is Built into Windows? https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/which-version-of-net-is-built-into-windows Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:25:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2010/02/05/which-version-of-net-is-built-into-windows/ This post has moved here.

]]> Errors after Installing Dev10 Beta2 over top of Beta1 on Vista RTM or SP1 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/pmarcu/errors-after-installing-dev10-beta2-over-top-of-beta1-on-vista-rtm-or-sp1 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:01:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pmarcu/2009/10/19/errors-after-installing-dev10-beta2-over-top-of-beta1-on-vista-rtm-or-sp1/ There is an issue upgrading .NET 4.0 from Beta1 to Beta2 only on Vista RTM and SP1 as well as Windows Server 2008 SP1. This is due to a known issue that was fixed in Vista SP2, Win7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. It is not an issue on XP.

There is a document available here for how you avoid the problem and directions for how to recover if you are already in a bad state.

 

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