April 2007 issues of AdminLetter & DevLetter, newsletters from Macrovision are now published. Both try to uncover tips & tricks, knowledge base resources etc for authoring Windows Installer Packages for upcoming Windows Vista Operating System. Macrovision also released InstallShield 2008.

DevLetter

This month's Hot Topics:

• InstallShield 12 SP2 is Now Available!
• UAC in Windows Vista: A Small Price to Pay for Added Security
• Tip: UAC Prompts in Windows Vista have a 2-Minute Time-out
• Video: InstallShield 12 Has Got You Covered for Windows Vista
• InstallAnywhere Custom Code Panels Using the Eclipse Visual
  

New KB Articles published:

Windows Installer

• Q112907    HOWTO: Insert a Custom Action into a Merge Module
• Q112919    INFO: InstallShield 12 Service Pack 2
• Q112206    INFO: InstallShield 12 Standalone Build for Professional Edition Users
• Q112532    HOWTO: Convert a Basic MSI Project to an InstallScript Project
• Q112818    INFO: IISRT: -1214 Occurs During Installation
• Q112603    INFO: Installing IIS Web Site Considerations
• Q112732    HOWTO: Adding the MsiRMFilesInUse dialog to an InstallScript MSI project
• Q112547    HOWTO: Adding the UAC Shield Icon to Button Controls on InstallScript Dialogs
• Q112561    HOWTO: Install an SSL Certificate to an IIS Website
  

InstallScript

• Q113114 INFO: Documentation For GetCArrayFromISArray() InstallScript Function
• Q113113 INFO: Registering New InstallScript Object through InstallShield IDE
• Q113112 INFO: Required Feature Setting for InstallScript Project Types
• Q113012 INFO: Customizing the Wizard User Interface for InstallScript Based Setups
• Q113120 PRB: Renaming Shortcut Folder Does Not Work In An InstallScript Project
  

InstallAnywhere

• Q111448 INFO: Java Arguments Property Is Missing for Windows Native Launchers
• Q11152 HOWTO: How to Launch an Executable Located Relative to the Launcher
• Q111453 INFO: Export a Registry Key to Create .Reg Files
• Q111455 FIX: Uninstaller Does Not Clean Up _Uninst & _Jvm when Temp Directory Used Is on a Mounted Drive
• Q111485 HOWTO: Find Temporary Directory Universal Installer Is Using at Runtime
• Q111633 HOWTO: Display a Product as Not Selected on the Product Dialog of a Dynamic Suite
  

AdminLetter

This month's hot Topics:

• Macrovision introduces new solutions for bulletproof deployment and OS migration
• Deploying QuickTime 7.1.5 using Windows Installer and ZENworks
• Tip: Isolation applications
• Tip: Scanning InstallShield setups for additional data
• Trouble managing packaging projects? Workflow Manager gives you complete control of your packaging process 

New KB articles published:

AdminStudio/Workflow Manager

• Q113018 - INFO: Daylight Savings Time Effect on Workflow Manager
• Q112972 - INFO: Best Practice for Specifying Admin Distinguished Name when Creating Directory Service Connection
• Q112895 - HOWTO: Create a Trusted Connection Between Workflow Manager and the SQL Database
• Q112819 - HOWTO: Delete a Role in Workflow Manager
• Q112631 - INFO: Custom Action Could Fail on Windows Vista if ALLUSERS is Not Set
  

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