Monthly Archives: October 2007

New kid on the blog

Posted on October 23, 2007 by henbo

Now for Windows, too. http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/oracle11g/index.html

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Any Custom Action is just self-inflicted pain

Posted on October 23, 2007 by henbo

Now, Rob Mensching doesn’t like Windows Installer Custom Actions. And I’m starting to feel why. Apart from MSI custom actions with their immediate/deferred idiosyncrasy being not only a pit-of-despair but rather an abyss, there is something much more fundamentally but subtly wrong about … Continue reading →

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Why I dislike .config files

Posted on October 15, 2007 by henbo

http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/04/19/Managed-Code-CustomActions-no-support-on-the-way-and-heres.aspx As you might know, you can’t xcopy-deploy a distributed application, unless you make your customers use the same computer and domain names, and possibly user names. Now, if you can arrange for that – alright, type ESC-q and exit in your … Continue reading →

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Order AppSearch entries? Sorry, but…

Posted on October 12, 2007 by henbo

It is always a relief to see someone has already fought your struggles for you: Things that seem to be impossible (or very difficult, or really bad ideas) to do with MSI Can’t specify an order for LaunchConditions or AppSearches. … Continue reading →

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If your Google or Yahoo search result links open strange web sites, check for wmfhotfix.dll – it’s malware.

Posted on October 10, 2007 by henbo

Yesterday I was working on a friend’s computer when clicking a link in Yahoo’s search results produced popup warnings, strange alert boxes and opened obviously rogue web sites in Internet Explorer 7. I blamed Yahoo, but the same problem affected Google. I thought … Continue reading →

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