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A visit to WiX Night
Last night I visited a WiX night after a very long absence. After watching the Sounders 2-1 US Open...
Date: 06/29/2011
Handy KB Article for Deleting Windows.old
If you've been dogfooding Windows 7 like I have, you have an orphaned windows.old directory on your...
Date: 10/19/2009
Try Windows Installer 5.0 in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC
Early last week Microsoft announced the delivery of Windows 7 release candidate coupled with the...
Date: 05/12/2009
Setup for the Altair
Today I came across it in a Wikipedia article on the Altair On final approach, Allen realized that...
Date: 04/25/2009
Try Windows Installer 4.5 functionality available in these Windows Release Candidates
TechNet just published the RC candidates for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista...
Date: 03/14/2009
Reregistering the Windows Installer service does not work on Vista and above
A common troubleshooting Windows Installer technique before vista was to reregister the Windows...
Date: 01/30/2009
Windows Installer 5 Documentation Now Online
MSDN has updated their web site with documentation for Window Installer 5 in Windows 7 and Windows...
Date: 01/29/2009
Windows Installer 5.0 Crash on Windows 7 Beta
The TechNet forum post Windows Installer Crash appears to have find a workaround for the issue by...
Date: 01/29/2009
Windows Installer 4.5 in Vista SP2 and Windows 2008 SP1
Per this TechNet article, Windows Installer 4.5 will be in Vista SP2 and Windows 2008 SP1.
Date: 01/29/2009
Top Microsoft Developer Partner Conferences for 2009: MIX, TechEd, and PDC (yes Virginia another PDC ;^)
Wow. Two PDCs in a row. MIX09 - March 18 - 20, at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas: is all about the...
Date: 01/19/2009
Adding an IFrame to a SharePoint Wiki Page
While integrating the Windows Installer XML 3.0 toolset, we needed to add references to the WiX...
Date: 01/19/2009
Mark Russinovich discusses the new kernel constructs in Windows 7
In Channel 9 presentation Mark Russinovich: Inside Windows 7, Mark discusses the new kernel...
Date: 01/16/2009
Beta release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
You can now get the Windows 7 Beta SDK ISO via download center at...
Date: 01/12/2009
Early Content for Windows 7 ISV Partners
With the recent announcement fo the Windows 7 Beta, there are now tools for ISVs to evaluate the...
Date: 01/08/2009
Windows FireStarter: (Windows 7 + Windows Server 2008 R2) Teaser Session
The current issue of MSDN Flash on the Web at...
Date: 01/06/2009
Windows Installer 3.1 Still a Top Download
Recent Download Center newsletter noted the Windows Installer 3.1 is still in the Top 5 downloads...
Date: 12/19/2008
ISV Partner Newsletter: Windows 7 Overview
The December 2008 ISV partner newsletter offered this opportunity to learn about Windows 7. Windows...
Date: 12/19/2008
Do you use Visual Studio or .Net Framework inside App-V bubbles?
In the spectrum of deployment scenarios for Visual Studio and the .Net Framework, some have wondered...
Date: 12/02/2008
Microsoft Detours: “I Wish I Had Deeper Hooks into Windows”
This month's ISV Newsletter from Microsoft contained this bumper for Detours. Microsoft Detours: “I...
Date: 11/30/2008
Understanding Windows Installer is like other Win32 Development
In a recent internal email thread, I'd offered this perspective to a person who could not find a...
Date: 09/20/2008
An Update on the Windows Roadmap from Bill Veghte
There is an update from Bill Veghte on the messages from Microsoft around Windows at...
Date: 06/25/2008
Day One at TechEd Developer 2008 - The Keynote featuring Ballmer Bot
Bill's last TechEd keynote as a Full Timer at Microsoft had a new version of an old friend in the...
Date: 06/03/2008
Pre-Conference Day at TechEd Developer 2008
It's a beautiful Pre-Conference morning at Microsoft TechEd Developer 2008 in the Orlando Convention...
Date: 06/03/2008
Steven Sinofsky on Windows 7 disclosure principles: respect and responsibility
If you've wondered why not much has been officially said about Windows 7, a blog on CNet posted...
Date: 05/27/2008
Why the q: drive?
Overheard an interesting discussion on SoftGrid. Here's my spin on their talking points. Q: Why is...
Date: 04/07/2008
Moving to Developer Division
Looking ahead, there are changes in the winds that will require advancing the capacity of the...
Date: 02/28/2008
Time for a change
For me it's been just about three years on the Windows Installer team. As other Microsoft-ies will...
Date: 01/18/2008
Windows Installer links on download center
A useful little link is this filtered sort for top ranked links for Windows Installer on...
Date: 10/03/2007
TechEd keynotes Agility themes I'm working toward
For a view on Agile themes I'm working toward, check-out the Tech Ed keynote at...
Date: 06/07/2007
UAC in MSI Notes: Answers to questions in comments from earlier blog posts.
This is the twenty-seventh in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 10/01/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: What are the Hurdles in Windows Vista Logo compliance related to UAC and MSI?
This is the twenty-sixth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 10/01/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: How do I get one credential dialog for a multiple package install?
This is the twenty-fifth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 10/01/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Easier for my current custom installer to support UAC than switch to MSI?
This is the twenty-forth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 10/01/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: How to Build Packages that work for both Standard User and Per-Machine?
This is the twenty-third in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 10/01/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Is "this" intentional? If so, why?
This is the twenty-second in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 10/01/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Do I need to consider "this" when I'm designing for UAC in MSI? Generally, no.
This is the twenty-first in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 10/01/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: How do I troubleshoot UAC in MSI via the log?
This is the twentieth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/30/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: How do I get the shield on the advertised shortcut?
This is the nineteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/30/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: When General Custom Action Mitigation Fails
This is the eighteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/30/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Should I write my installer as a Standard User install? If yes, how?
This is the seventeenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are...
Date: 09/30/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Read the Friendly Manual
This is the sixteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/30/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: O Whitepaper, Where Art Thou?
This is the fifteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/24/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Challenges for a Beautiful Custom Action
This is the fourteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/24/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: My "Four Square" Diagram
This is the thirteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/23/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: The NoImpersonate Bit Mistake
This is the twelfth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just my...
Date: 09/23/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Modifying System in InstallExecuteSequence outside of Script
This is the eleventh in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just...
Date: 09/23/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Modify System with InstallUISequence Custom Action
This is the tenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just my...
Date: 09/22/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: The AdminUser Mistake
This is the ninth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just my...
Date: 09/22/2006
UAC in MSI Notes: Credential Prompt and Permissions
This is the eighth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat, these are just my...
Date: 09/21/2006