The July 2007 edition of Macrovision’s Newsletter has the following as highlights:
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- AdminStudio 8.5 prevents DLL conflicts with Citrix virtualization support
- AdminStudio wins two 2007 Redmond Readers’ Choice Awards
- Tip: Setting isolation options for Citrix virtual profiles
- Save time by indentifying which applications to repacakge for Windows Vista
- AdminStudio training special: Sign up with co-workers and save!
New Knowledge Base Articles Added Include:
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- HOWTO: Troubleshooting Major Upgrades
- INFO: Changing the IP Address of the Workflow Manager Application Site
- HOWTO: Configuring Job Manager to Run as a Service
Visit the July 2007 AdminLetter for links & details.
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TechNet Webcast: Application Compatibility Considerations with Windows Vista (Level 200)
In this webcast, we focus on application compatibility issues that you may encounter when upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system, and we show you how to address them. We start the session by explaining User Account Control (UAC), which helps reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode . Although UAC provides many benefits, some applications may be affected by its implementation. We discuss these possible areas of incompatibility and look at how to resolve any problems that may arise. We also cover other areas of possible application compatibility issues, such as the new networking features. Finally, we introduce some of the helpful tools Microsoft provides to assist with application compatibility with Windows Vista. Presenter: Blain Barton, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation |
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:30 AM |
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AdminStudio includes a standalone, zero-footprint setup for Repackager. This allows you to install Repackager by itself on a clean machine to repackage applications. The repackaged setup can then be transferred to a build machine with AdminStudio installed or copied to a network location. The download is in the form of a setup.exe that should be launched on the clean machine.
Beginning with AdminStudio 8.5, the standalone Repackager is available on the installation DVD in the Tools folder entitled “StandaloneRepackager.exe”.
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Building an .inc file that contains certain shortcut entries can lead to an error during the build. A message indicating “An unknown error occurred” is present in the build log, after shortcut information is displayed, and an .msi file will not be created.
This is caused by a bug present in AdminStudio 6.0 with or without Value Pack 1.
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The installation terminates when the progress-bar dialog runs. A log of the installation indicates error 2755:1639. An error message indicating incorrect command-line parameters is also seen in the log file.
Usually the exact error message is:
Error 2755: Server returned unexpected error.
Error 1639 is a system return code indicating that Windows Installer received an invalid command line argument.
Project Type: Windows Installer, InstallScript MSI
Possible CAUSE & RESOLUTIONS
This article explains how to determine if the current user is an administrator on Windows or the root user on Unix, and how to halt the installation and display an error dialog when this current user criterion is not met.
This article applies to the following:
Product(s):
- InstallShield X Premier, InstallShield 10.5 Premier, InstallShield 11 Premier
- InstallShield X Professional, InstallShield 10.5 Professional, InstallShield 11 Professional
- MultiPlatform 4.x, MultiPlatform 5.x, FLEXnet InstallShield MultiPlatform 11.5
Project Type: Universal Installer
Operating System(s): Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Solaris (SPARC), MAC OS, Linux, MAC OS X, AIX, Windows 2000/XP, All Windows, Windows Vista
What does this mean and how to troubleshoot?
In this article, author Aaron Phillips goes through the process of customizing the behavior of an SVS package using WiseScript. WiseScript is a simple, yet versatile scripting language that consolidates dozens or hundreds of lines of code into predefined script actions. Phillips mentions:
Since I was introduced to WiseScript, I have to say, it’s grown on me more and more. WiseScript is a quick and easy to use tool that can bring customized control to how your SVS applications perform.
In this example, author creates a “Post Activation” event for an SVS package using WiseScript to display an End User License Agreement (EULA) and to set a registry key with its acceptance for the currently logged on user.
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Nominations are being accepted for Windows Installer 4.5 Beta. Windows Installer Team claims that the Windows Installer 4.5 beta will deliver new functionality for multiple package products and for servicing complex products. Windows Installer 4.5 will pull down level the features from the OS version independent features in the Windows Installer 4.0 release that shipped only in Windows Vista and will ship in Windows Server 2008. Windows Installer 4.5 is expected to ship as a redistributable down level to Windows XP SP2 and up.
The draft white paper “Agility Trends in Package Software” is posted at Microsoft Connect. The draft is a part of the information offered to the tools vendors on the Live Meeting call last month, Robert Flaming expands.
A complete set of Windows Installer 4.5 beta documents are expected to be available on July, Binary Download of the product to be available on August 07.
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