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7/17/2020

Thoughts about setup and deployment issues, WiX, XNA, the .NET Framework and Visual Studio

New version of Media Center Cutter for Windows Vista announced

Niall Ginsbourg posted an item on his blog this weekend describing a new Media Center Markup...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/18/2007

How to repair Media Center files and registry entries on Windows Vista and Windows 7

Note - this post was originally written for Windows Vista, but it also applies to Windows 7. Since...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/16/2007

Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

Question: I recently installed Windows Vista. When I looked in the Programs and Features (formerly...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/14/2007

What can happen when advertising COM information in an MSI

A long time ago (January 2005 to be exact), I wrote a blog post describing a Windows Installer...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/14/2007

Links to more detailed information about using the VC runtime files in VS 2005 SP1

I have previously posted a few items about deploying the Visual C++ 8.0 runtime redistributable...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/13/2007

New Media Center applications - MCEMailbox, MAMECenter and Harmony 2007

Recently, I've come across a few blog posts announcing new Windows Vista Media Center applications....

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/12/2007

Visual Studio 2005 IDE tips and tricks article

I recently found an article on MSDN written by James Lau, a program manager who works on the core...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/12/2007

Another workaround for Visual Studio Common IDE Package load failures in Visual Studio 2005

I recently heard from a customer who was running into a Visual Studio Common IDE Package load...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/09/2007

Creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 on Windows Vista

I previously posted a set of instructions for creating an administrative install point for the .NET...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/08/2007

Final version of the Visual Studio 2005 SP1 update for Windows Vista now available

I noticed this afternoon that the final release of the Visual Studio 2005 SP1 update for Windows...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/06/2007

Beta version a new MCML web application is now available for download - MCStart

I noticed a post on the Big Screen Blog over the past weekend about a beta version of a new Windows...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/06/2007

Links to Windows Vista global development information

Back in January, I wrote a blog post with links to information about the multi-lingual user...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/05/2007

How to NGEN files in an MSI-based setup package using WiX

As described in this blog post, a set of custom actions was added to the WiX toolset last year to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/03/2007

Mailbag: How can I create a loading page for an MCML application?

Question: I am building a Windows Media Center application for Windows Vista using Media Center...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/03/2007

Final version of Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) v5.0 available for download

A while back, I posted a set of instructions that can be used to suppress application compatibility...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/27/2007

Do not use ThumbnailURL when registering a Windows Vista Media Center application

I recently received a question from a friend of mine who is developing a Windows Vista Media Center...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/26/2007

Mailbag: Can I update Visual Studio 2005 setup to install SQL Express 2005 SP2?

Question: I have been running silent installations of Visual Studio 2005 on Windows XP and Windows...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/23/2007

Windows XP Embedded SP1 support ends on April 10, 2007

I noticed a post this morning on the Windows XP Embedded team blog that I wanted to link to here to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/21/2007

I came across an interesting post on Ian Dixon's blog a couple of days ago. He reported that the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/21/2007

Windows Vista Media Center MCMLookalike project now has downloadable source code and markup

I previoulsly posted an introduction to a new open source Media Center Markup Language (MCML) user...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/20/2007

Tips for debugging Visual Studio package load failure errors

A while back, I posted a set of steps that can be used to help resolve package load failures in...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/17/2007

.NET Framework 1.1 hotfixes are not yet offered via Windows Update on Vista

I have heard from a couple of customers who noticed this issue, and I also experienced it on one of...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/15/2007

Building an MSI using WiX v3.0 that includes the VC 8.0 runtime merge modules

I was recently asked a question by a customer who was building an MSI using WiX v3.0 and the Votive...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/13/2007

Ian Dixon recently posted an item on his blog introducing a new Windows Media Center tips forum...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/13/2007

Uninstall VS 2005 update to support web application projects before installing VS 2005 SP1

I recently heard from a customer who tried to install Visual Studio 2005 SP1, but the installation...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/11/2007

Mailbag: How can I create a multilingual MSI-based setup?

Question: I am building an MSI-based setup for my application. I would like the setup to contain UI...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/10/2007

Assemblies may be missing from the GAC or WinSxS cache after an MSI major upgrade

I recently read about an issue that affects Windows Installer products that use major upgrades and...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/09/2007

Mailbag: Does an application built in VS 2005 SP1 require deploying the SP1 VC runtime files?

Question: I have built an application in Visual Studio 2005 that depends on the VC 8.0 runtime files...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/08/2007

Update regarding silent install of the VC 8.0 runtime (vcredist) packages

A while back, I posted this item on my blog that describes options for silent installation of the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/07/2007

Warning dialog appears when launching Visual Studio 2005 SP1 on Windows Vista

As I'm sure many of you have noticed, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 was made available via Microsoft Update...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/07/2007

Pre-order available for Using Microsoft Vista Media Center book

Ian Dixon has been working on a book about Windows Vista Media Center with another author (Tony...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/06/2007

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 failures can break existing applications

I have heard from a couple of customers who tried to install Visual Studio 2005 SP1, only to have it...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/05/2007

How to workaround install problems with MSN Remote Record on Windows Vista x64

An updated version of MSN Remote Record that works with Windows Media Center for Windows Vista has...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/05/2007

Question: I would like to add a new strip to the Windows Vista Media Center start menu. I have...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/05/2007

Error installing .NET Framework 1.0 and 1.1 on Windows Vista caused by Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

A while ago, I described a .NET Framework 1.0 and 1.1 installation failure that can be caused by the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/04/2007

Mailbag: Benign errors appear in the log file when uninstalling Visual Studio 2005

Question: I recently uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 from one of my systems, and I am trying to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/02/2007

Media Center Show Awards 2006 winners announced

Ian Dixon has posted the Media Center Show #93 where he and Ed Bott unveiled the winners of the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/01/2007

One specific cause of ehExtHost crashes that can occur when launching Media Center

A while back, I wrote a blog post describing a scenario where launching Windows Media Center causes...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/01/2007

New MCML development resources - shared source controls project, pivots tutorial and a new blog

Some interesting new Media Center Markup Language (MCML) development resources have been posted over...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/31/2007

I have heard from a couple of customers who ran into an interesting error while attempting to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/30/2007

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