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

Possible workaround for RGB9RAST install failure when deploying the .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5

I have heard from a few folks recently (such as this blog comment and this forum post) who have run...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/07/2009

Rob Mensching recently posted an item on his blog indicating that the WiX toolset will not be...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/27/2009

My colleague Michael Klucher posted a great introduction to the new video playback feature that is...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/22/2009

Mailbag: Do I need still need older versions of the .NET Framework on my system after installing .NET Framework 3.5 SP1?

Question: I recently installed the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on my system.  Afterwards, I looked...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/20/2009

Silent install, repair and uninstall command lines for each version of the .NET Framework

I often get asked about how to perform silent and unattended installs for various versions of the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/16/2009

Stephen Styrchak recently posted an item on his blog that I wanted to link to here.  The post...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/15/2009

Creating an MSI-based installer for an XNA Game Studio game that integrates with Windows Game Explorer

I’ve previously written a few posts about how to get started with Windows game deployment for games...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/13/2009

XNA Game Studio Cleanup Tool User's Guide

XNA Game Studio Cleanup Tool User's Guide Introduction The XNA Game Studio cleanup tool is designed...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/10/2009

How to detect whether or not Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is installed on a system

Question: I am trying to install an application that requires Visual Studio 2008 SP1 before it can...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/09/2009

At GDC 2009, my colleague Michael Klucher presented a session at the XNA Lobby Bar titled Best...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/06/2009

How to get the Platformer starter kit to appear if you install a new edition of VS 2008 after installing XNA Game Studio 3.0

We recently ran into an issue on the Creators Club forums that I wanted to describe in a bit more...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/02/2009

Mailbag: How to perform a silent install of the Visual C++ 2008 redistributable packages

Question: You previously posted a list of command line switches to perform silent and unattended...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/27/2009

GDC 2009: Announcing XNA Game Studio 3.1 and Dream-Build-Play 2009

As mentioned on the XNA team blog and this XNA Creators Club forum post, the XNA team made a few...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/25/2009

GDC 2009: Grab a burger and meet some members of the XNA team Wednesday night

I was talking with Michael Klucher and a few other folks on the XNA team last week about things to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/23/2009

How to extract a .NET Framework 1.0 and 1.1 patch and run it if the patch setup EXE crashes

Every once in a while, I hear from a customer who is trying to install a hotfix or service pack for...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/19/2009

GDC 2009 is coming next week and I hope to see you there

Most people probably know that the 2009 Game Developers Conference (GDC 2009) is coming up next week...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/18/2009

Steps I use to narrow down an OS update installation failure on Windows Vista and higher

A while back, I wrote a blog post describing a specific error that can occur when trying to install...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/12/2009

My WinISP file server has been retired - please use my SkyDrive site instead

I have heard from several folks over the past couple of weeks who have had trouble downloading the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/09/2009

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 setup will fail if it is run by a user account that starts with a # character

I was working with our product support team on an interesting .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installation...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/06/2009

How to perform a silent repair and uninstall of the .NET Framework 3.5 and 3.5 SP1

Question: I have seen your blog posts that describe how to silently repair and uninstall the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/04/2009

Updated VS bootstrapper packages for .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.0 SP2 with post-SP2 GDR included

This week, new Visual Studio 2008 bootstrapper packages were released for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/03/2009

Updated .NET Framework setup verification tool with product filtering is now available

Over the weekend, I posted an updated version of the .NET Framework setup verification tool that...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/23/2009

Possible issues with the Visual Studio 2008 bootstrapper and how to work around them

A while back, I posted a set of steps that you can use to create an MSI with WiX and combine it with...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/20/2009

Repairing the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 or 3.0 SP2 MSI from Add/Remove Programs does not work

Last week, I posted a set of command line parameters that can be used to repair or uninstall the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/18/2009

Update to XNA Game Studio Connect is now available

Last Friday (February 13, 2009), an update for XNA Game Studio Connect was released via Xbox LIVE...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/16/2009

Media Center SDK for Windows 7 beta now available for public download

I just noticed this item on Charlie Owen's blog and wanted to post it here as well. There is now a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/13/2009

How to perform a silent repair and uninstall of the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.0 SP2

A while back, I wrote a blog post about how to perform silent repairs and uninstalls for the .NET...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/11/2009

Creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 3.0 SP2

A while back, I posted some instructions that can be used to create an administrative install point...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/10/2009

Creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2

A while back, I posted some instructions that can be used to create an administrative install point...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/10/2009

Possible solution for error 25015 with data error (cyclic redundancy check) during .NET Framework 2.0 setup

I have heard from a few people who have run into error code 25015 with a data error (cyclic...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/06/2009

Last week, I posted an item about the release of the XNA Game Studio 3.0 Japanese documentation...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/05/2009

How to create a Visual Studio project to compile the sample .NET Framework detection code

I posted some sample code a while back to demonstrate how to detect whether or not each version of...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/31/2009

Japanese documentation for XNA Game Studio 3.0 now available for download

Today, the XNA Game Studio team released a Japanese version of the XNA Game Studio 3.0...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/30/2009

New version of XNA Game Studio Connect will be available soon

My colleague Michael Klucher posted some information on his blog today about an upcoming update that...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/29/2009

Mailbag: How to detect the presence of the Visual C++ 9.0 runtime redistributable package

Question: I saw a couple of previous blog posts that you wrote about how to detect the presence of...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/29/2009

Steps to install XNA Game Studio 2.0 and 3.0 without using the setup bootstrapper

Recently, we've heard from a few people via the Creators Club forums who have had trouble getting...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/26/2009

The .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 was released last fall along with Visual Studio 2008 SP1. The .NET...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/22/2009

Windows Installer 5.0 support now available in WiX v3.0

Windows Installer 5.0 will be included in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.  A beta version...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/18/2009

Over the holidays, Stephen Styrchak wrote a tool to automate the process of exporting an XNA Game...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/15/2009

Online WiX 3.0 help documentation now available on the WiX SourceForge site

As mentioned in the release notes for the WiX v3.0.4827.0 build, Bob Arnson has done some work to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/05/2009

Back when the .NET Framework 3.5 shipped, I posted a brief explanation about the size and contents...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/23/2008

How to implement, build and test a Windows Installer major upgrade in WiX v3.0

When I create an MSI-based installer, one of the things I typically include in the setup authoring...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/16/2008

Starting with the Zune 3.0 firmware, you can install and play a set of games on your Zune device....

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/15/2008

Installing .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 can succeed in cases where the .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5 fail

I previously posted a couple of items about how to troubleshoot and work around issues in .NET...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/12/2008

Mailbag: Temporary files can be left behind after running .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5 setup

Question: I have tried to install the following versions of the .NET Framework on various different...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/09/2008

WiX v3.0.4805.0 build is declared an official beta build

Last week, Rob Mensching and Bob Arnson posted some information on their blogs about the upcoming...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/05/2008

Updated .NET Framework cleanup and verification tools to fix 32-bit registry logic on 64-bit Windows

While helping out a customer a few weeks ago, we discovered that the .NET Framework cleanup tool and...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/02/2008

Configuring XNA Game Studio 3.0 projects with custom content processors to work with ClickOnce deployment

Since we released XNA Game Studio 3.0, I've heard of a few problems from customers via my blog and...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/25/2008

I have run into a few reports of .NET Framework 3.0 and 3.5 installation failures recently that have...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/24/2008

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