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

Creating an installer that includes a Visual Studio bootstrapper package and an MSI built with WiX 3.0

A few days ago, I wrote a blog post describing how to create an MSI-based installer for a Windows...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/21/2008

Online documentation is now available for XNA Game Studio 3.0

Yesterday, the publishing process was completed for the online version of the XNA Game Studio 3.0...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/19/2008

Creating an MSI-based installer for the XNA Game Studio 3.0 platformer starter kit

I previously wrote an introductory post describing Windows game deployment features that are a part...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/17/2008

New samples available for XNA Game Studio 3.0 and how to upgrade existing XNA Game Studio 2.0 samples

Earlier this week, we released updated versions of the existing XNA Game Studio starter kits on the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/14/2008

How to target the .NET Framework 2.0 instead of 3.5 in a Windows game created with XNA Game Studio 3.0

By default, when you create a new Windows game project in XNA Game Studio 3.0, it will target the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/12/2008

Mailbag: How to detect the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 or greater in an MSI-based installer

Question: I have an application that requires the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2. I would like to author a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/11/2008

Updated XNA Game Studio 3.0 starter kits are now available for download

To go along with the recent release of the final version of XNA Game Studio 3.0, we have posted a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/10/2008

Possible issue with ClickOnce publishing using a project created with the XNA Game Studio 3.0 CTP

If you are using ClickOnce to deploy a Windows game created with XNA Game Studio 3.0, you might run...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/03/2008

Introduction to Windows game deployment features in XNA Game Studio 3.0 and 3.1

Note - I originally wrote this post when we released XNA Game Studio 3.0, but the content of this...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/31/2008

Final version of XNA Game Studio 3.0 now available for download

As announced today in this news item on the Creators Club site and on this post on the XNA team...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/30/2008

Visual Studio 2010 CTP that includes WiX 3.0 support is now available for download

As a part of PDC 2008, a community technology preview of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/29/2008

There has been some early information about Windows 7 presented at PDC 2008 this week. Of particular...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/28/2008

A couple of weeks ago, a Best Practices for Community Games guide was published on the Creators Club...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/24/2008

Last week, I posted some high-level details about a couple of new Visual Studio features that are...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/20/2008

Mailbag: How to retain user-customized files during a Windows Installer major upgrade

Question: I have an application that installs some .config files that users can customize.  I...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/19/2008

The final release of XNA Game Studio 3.0 is coming on October 30th

There was an announcement on the XNA team blog earlier this week about a couple of upcoming release...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/16/2008

October 2008 Cumulative Update packages for Media Center available for download

A couple of new cumulative update package for Windows Media Center have been released this week. The...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/14/2008

.NET Framework cleanup and verification tools now support 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2 and 3.5 SP1

Right after the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 shipped, I updated the .NET Framework cleanup tool and the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/13/2008

.NET Framework Setup Verification Tool User's Guide

.NET Framework Setup Verification Tool User's Guide Introduction This .NET Framework setup...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/13/2008

VS bootstrapper packages for .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.0 SP2 available for download

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 shipped with a bootstrapper package for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. ...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/12/2008

New Visual Studio features in the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta - multiple content projects and cross-platform synchronization

There are a couple of new features that have been added in the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta that are...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/10/2008

My colleague Michael Klucher posted some screenshots and details on his blog about the new version...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/08/2008

Nazeeh, a colleague of mine, has posted a great article on his blog that I wanted to link to here....

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/30/2008

Upgrading XNA Game Studio projects for use in the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta

One of the new features in the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta is an automated process to upgrade your XNA...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/26/2008

Possible problem adding a Zune in Device Center on a 64-bit OS using the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta

Description of this issue We received a bug report last week from a customer who was unable to add a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/22/2008

Peter Marcu has posted a survey on his blog that I wanted to link to here in order to try to help...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/21/2008

ClickOnce publishing integration and improved Windows game deployment in XNA Game Studio 3.0

Important note: The information in this blog post is specific to the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta. There...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/18/2008

With the release of the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta, some of my colleagues have started posting...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/18/2008

XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta is now available for download

As announced today on this post on the XNA team blog, the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta is now available...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/16/2008

XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta is coming soon

As noted in this post on the XNA team blog earlier today, the beta version of XNA Game Studio 3.0 is...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/13/2008

Possible cause of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 OS update failures with error code 0x8000ffff

Recently, I was helping a colleague troubleshoot an installation error in the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/10/2008

Naming an assembly incorrectly when creating an MSI can cause a 1935 error with HRESULT 0x80131047

Recently, I heard from a customer who was attempting to create an MSI-based installer using WiX...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/04/2008

XNA Game Studio talks from Gamefest 2008 are now available for download

The audio files for talks given by members of the XNA Community Gaming Platform team at Gamefest...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/03/2008

I have posted several items on my blog in the past about the .NET Framework cleanup tool.  The...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/29/2008

.NET Framework Cleanup Tool User's Guide

.NET Framework Cleanup Tool User's Guide Introduction This .NET Framework cleanup tool is designed...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/28/2008

Issue installing the .NET Framework 3.5 or 3.5 SP1 on checked or pre-release builds of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

I have heard from a couple of customers who ran into issues installing the .NET Framework 3.5 and/or...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/25/2008

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

Question: I have downloaded both versions of the sample .NET Framework version detection code...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/18/2008

Sara Ford posted an item on her blog this week that I want to link to here to hopefully help raise...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/15/2008

As noted earlier today in this post on Soma's blog, the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and Visual Studio...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/11/2008

Enabling in-place assembly upgrades using Windows Installer and WiX

Recently, I tried to create a Windows Installer major upgrade for an MSI that I was working...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/10/2008

Possible cause of and workaround for XNA Game Studio Device Center crashes

We have heard from some customers about problems while using the XNA Game Studio Device Center to...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/08/2008

Added Windows LIVE Web page translator to my blog for quick automatic translations of posts

Earlier this week, a friend of mine let me know about the Windows LIVE Web page translator. I...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/07/2008

How to uninstall the components of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Question: As described in this blog post, I have been evaluating the beta of the .NET Framework 3.5...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/01/2008

How to use WiX to create an MSI-based installer that will install the DirectX 9.0 redistributable

As noted in the Highlights of WiX v3.0.4311.0 post on Bob Arnson's blog, Neil Enns recently...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/01/2008

I have heard from several customers in the past who have had issues installing hotfixes or updates...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/28/2008

Three new community spotlight features were posted today on the XNA Creators Club Web site, and I...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/25/2008

Some notes about OS installation conditions in Media Center application setup files

Recently, I noticed this post on the Big Screen Blog where Niall Ginsbourg talks about some changes...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/24/2008

I recently discovered a useful topic that was published on MSDN as a part of the Open Specifications...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/24/2008

More details about Xbox LIVE Community Games

Additional information was announced this morning at Gamefest about Xbox LIVE Community Games. This...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/22/2008

Scenarios where .NET Framework 3.5 setup tries to connect to the Internet and how to avoid them

The setup program for the .NET Framework 3.5 and the Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions contains...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/17/2008

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