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How to install Rails 2.3.2 and 2.3.4 simultaneously on Ubuntu 9.04?

I need to install Rails 2.3.2 and Rails 2.3.4 simultaneously on my Ubuntu 9.04 server. How do I do this? When I run: sudo gem install rails ...it installs version 2.3.4. Is there a single command I can use to also install 2.3.2 parallel to the default (latest) version? Thanks! ...

What is the difference between the different Ruby 1.9 builds?

Hello, There are quite a few versions of Ruby 1.9 floating around. There are a few Ruby 1.9 builds for the different operating systems at the official Ruby language site here: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/ There are also other 1.9 versions at Ruby Forge: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167&release_id=38052 What are the...

How do i change my DNS host name using WIX

How do i set my dns hostname for a iis asp.net website i am installing using WIX? everything installs fine but i have to go to path http://localhost/EDSTR2F7 I want to be able to change it so i can get to the site by going http://EDSTR2F7.myhostname.local how do i do that using WIX? is it part of the iis:WebSite, iis:WebAddress, iis:...

CustomActionData does not seem to be populated or accessable by my vbscript

Ok, this is driving me crazy. I have a CA that needs to know the path of the INSTALLDIR to edit an XML file. So, I set up a set property custom action that sets a property named RemoveAuthTypesNode to [INSTALLDIR]. Then I have a RemoveAuthTypesNode CA that is sequenced after SetConfigFolder (a set property that sets installdir to a sys...

How to embedded msi into a setup.exe and execute it silently?

Here's the requirement: 1. One single installation file. (aka. setup.exe) All the other files include the required dlls and msi itself must embedded in this setup.exe. 2. Frameless UI, which the pure msi doesn't support. Firstly, we are using pure msi to provide the installation GUI, but then we found it's not support the frameless GUI....

Setup detect wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe has changed since it was initially published

Hii, i am working on Bootstrapper which check for windows media player 11 before installing application's msi.i had search for bootstrapper package on google but there is no package.. So,i just download the exe of wmp 11 and make a bootstrapper package with a tool called "Bootstrapper Manifest Generator"..i use the link below for HomeSi...

Install PyObjC on Python 2.6 on OS X 10.5?

OS X 10.5.8 came with Python 2.5, and had PyObjC already installed. I installed Python 2.6 from the python.org site, and PyObjC isn't there. I can't find a download to install PyObjC on my Python 2.6 install. Is checking out the PyObjC trunk and trying to build it my only choice? Will that work "out of the box"? ...

Defragmenting Windows Drives as part of an NSIS installer script?

I need to install a piece of software with a lot of files. Our experience showed, that on highly fragmented hard drives that leads to very poor performance. So I want to include automatic disk defragmentation into my installer (which I plan to write using NSIS). How can I include a defrag command and read the results as part of my instal...

WIX, Dot Net managed custom Action, dynamically fill combo box with SQL Server instances, MSI

In WIX am in-need of a dot net managed custom code to dynamically populate a combo box with the values of sql server instances in that network. I tried to google but got nothing worked Any help is greatly appreciated. ...

How to interactive a silently installing msi? (Progress data and cancel it)

For some reason, we are delivering a product with our own install GUI, that means, we will run the msi installation silently background. By using the MSI API "MsiInstallProduct", I can install the product silently, but I have no idea how can I get the progress data of this installation and how can I cancel it. Anyone has some ideas? ...

Check Installer Permissions with Windows Visual Studio 2008 C#

Lots of Installer questions, but I can't find the answer to what I want. I've got an installer that can log in an Administrator account to continue the setup, but I don't know how to check the current user to see if he/she already has Administrator or Power User privileges. How can I check to see what kind of permissions the curren...

How to change update location in Clickonce installer?

I am working on a clickonce installer and want the update location other than the publish location and load it on the server at a different location than the main installer location. Please guide me. ...

Is it possible to have PackageMaker build an installer without "packaging" the content at build time?

I have content to be installed, but it's file and folder layout is determined by the brittle, old, Windows installer. I can't fundamentally alter the structure, and I'd prefer not to alter it at all. I can't put it in a PackageMaker package and somehow get the Windows installer to figure out how to read it, for example. Is there a way t...

Best tool to create MSI

Hi, I am new to setup project creation. Now I am using Visual studio 2008 to create setup file (msi) for my project. I am quit uncomfortable in creating my own custom forms in the installation wizard as well as upgrading an existing version of my project to a new version. Is there any other alternatives to create MSI/MSP package for Dot...

How to create installer for java application using visual studio

Hi I have create a sample java application and created a jar file. Now I want to create installer for windows application using visual studio. How to create windows installer for java application using visual studio. Also I want my installer should check jre version. and my application should start on boot up of the machine. Thanks Sun...

Flex install badge inside a Flex Application?

I have created a flex SWF file for my web page. I also have a AIR application. Is it possible to use the install badge that is available for HTML pages inside my Flex web application? Or any alternative ideas / suggestions? Thanks. ...

How to implement an automatic update detection model

Our software is not ever officially installed on Windows, and currently has an update model like this: Connect to Internet Click an Update Button Connect to server-side program Server-side program creates an md5 hash list of all the files in the server program directory. Client-side program creates an md5 hash list of all the files in ...

How to find out if a windows restart is needed?

I've built a setup.exe in c# that runs several chained MSI's (with the /QUIET /NORESTART ). At the end I'd like to check if a reboot is needed in the machine (that is, if one of the MSI's requested a reboot). How can I detect so? ...

Product Installation/Deployment tools

Hi We have a product which consists of the following : .NET web services in IIS .NET windows services .NET smart clients J2EE application in JBOSS Java clients SQL Server 2005 databases Third party components and applications A lot of complex XML configuration files connecting the various components together Which pro...

What is the best method to mount SQL Server Express .mdf file in an installer?

What is the preferred method for installing software that requires SQL Server Express? Should you mount the database using a new account created by an admin that installs the software? If we use the SA account there is no problem at install time, but at runtime there is an error indicating an issue with the LDF file. ...