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Monday, August 11, 2008 12:48 PM

VS 2008 SP1 Beta must be removed prior to installing the release of VS 2008 SP1

When I announced that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 RTM will install over SP1 beta , we were on track to make that reality. However, when SP1 beta shipped we found that adding new components into existing features was causing a prompt for source for non-default
Posted by Heath Stewart | 29 Comments
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:36 PM

MSIZap is not Uninstall

The tool msizap.exe that is available in the Windows SDK and elsewhere on the web (remember to always download from a trusted source) is a powerful but dangerous tool that is often used to quickly and casually, and can leave your machine in a corrupted
Posted by Heath Stewart | 0 Comments
Friday, April 18, 2008 3:25 PM

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 Fails to Install

A lot of customers have recently started seeing the following errors, all stating in various ways that Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 failed to install. You may also see this when attempting to install other updates on top of .NET 2.0 SP1.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 12 Comments
Attachment(s): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0BA6038C-061E-4B4A-9BE9-96A323701260
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:02 PM

Windows Installer 4.5 Beta 2 Available

The Windows Installer team released Windows Installer 4.5 Beta 2 recently. While not a lot has visibly changed since the first beta for which I provided an overview , it's important to note that a new column was added to the CustomAction table since changes
Posted by Heath Stewart | 0 Comments
Monday, August 27, 2007 2:14 PM

What's New in Windows Installer 4.5: Overview

The What's New section of the Windows Installer 4.5 CHM available in the downloads section of the Windows Installer 4.5 Beta Connect site has technical details of new functionality and changes as usual, but now that we can talk about Windows Installer
Posted by Heath Stewart | 6 Comments
Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:32 AM

Unchanged Files Break Patch Uninstall

I've discussed a couple different reasons that Windows Installer 3.0-style patches - those with the MsiPatchMetadata table in the patch package itself - might not be uninstallable. I explained another reason in a discussion about the new patch build support
Posted by Heath Stewart | 0 Comments
Thursday, June 21, 2007 11:20 PM

Uninstallable Patches that are not Uninstallable

Patching with Windows Installer is the act of applying a pair of transforms in a patch to a Windows Installer product, then repairing that product. Any changes made in the transforms affect the aggregate view that Windows Installer reinstalls. This is
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Monday, December 18, 2006 1:45 PM

Uninstall Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta before Installing the Release

Before installing the release of Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 , you must uninstall the Service Pack 1 Beta . If you do not uninstall the beta first, you will receive the following message localized appropriately for Windows, "The upgrade patch cannot
Posted by Heath Stewart | 19 Comments
Friday, December 08, 2006 11:46 PM

Source Resolution during Patch Uninstall

There are a number of guidelines to prevent requiring source media for patch installation . These guidelines can also help prevent requiring source media during patch uninstall, but there are a number of caveats. Recall from Rebuilding the Installer Cache
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 8:54 AM

Be Careful or Even Avoid Using Type 35 Custom Actions

Type 35 custom actions have some serious ramifications to servicing and warrant enough concern to be careful when using them or even avoid using them completely. There is another way.
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