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Detect an Uninstall in a Launch Condition using Wix MSIs

I've been playing around with Wix, making a little app with auto-generated installer and three versions to test the upgradability, 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0. 1.1 is meant to be able to upgrade from 1.0, and not to allow the user to install 1.1 if 1.1 is already present. <Upgrade Id="F30C4129-F14E-43ee-BD5E-03AA89AD8E07"> <Up...

Update RHEL 5.1 to 5.4

Hi all, I have a server currently running RHEL 5.1, and I would like to upgrade it to RHEL 5.4. The server is not connected to the Internet, so I don't think I can use "yum update". How would I be able to upgrade my server, and is it just a small-scale upgrade, like Windows patches, leaving everything on the server intact, or would it...

Cross Theaded Calls - Many controls Heavy GUI Application after .net 1.1 2.0 upgrade- best way ??

I have recently upgraded a .net1.1 solution to .net2.0. AS this is a very heavy GUI appilcation with loads of controls and many multithreaded operations that update the GUI. While these operations worked seamlessly in .net1.1 it is throwing up Cross Threaded Illegal operations after the upgrade. Considering the fact that tehre are numer...

How can I upgrade my Ruby Gems to the latest version "safely"?

Is there any way that I can upgrade my Ruby Gems, and if it doesn't work (on what I'm upgrading them for), than rollback the changes? ...

Upgrade to msysgit 1.7.0.2 ?

I know this question is probably stoopid. But I just don't want to cause any hickups with my work system (Win7). How do I upgrade the software? Do I just replace the existing version or do I need to remove the one I'm having and then install the new version? I tried to find some info on the net but did not find any info on upgrading. ...

Can I upgrade my Handheld OS from Windows CE 5.0 to 6.0?

Hi, I've Motorola Symbol Handheld Model MC3090 (from symbol MC3000 series), having Windows CE 5.0. Is it possible that i can upgrade the Handheld OS from CE 5.0 to CE 6.0? ...

Upgrade SQL CE 2.0 database to SQL CE 3.5 database

Has anybody performed the upgrade? If yes, how is it done. I remember tinkering with running a program on command line on the PDA and that it did not work as expected. Has running the command line program on the PDA worked for anyone? ...

tinyMCE not working with jQuery 1.4.2 in IE6

I'm having trouble getting tinyMCE to work with the new jQuery 1.4.2 on IE6. In my project, we've been using tinyMCE with no problems with jQuery 1.3.2. But now the upgrade has brought on a weird problem. Whenever I click any button in the toolbar (whether it be a custom one or the standard ones like bold, italics), IE6 fires an unload e...

Mysql gem troubles with Snow Leopard upgrade

I have done everything that is on the web (i think) i have the new 64 bit xcode that came with snow leopard installed completely removed mysql, removed gems compeltely, removed rails installed mysql 64 bit, installed gems, installed mysql gem with the env ARCHFLAGS set I still get this nasty NameError: uninitialized constant MysqlCom...

The move from IE6/XP to IE8/Win7 and its effect on ASP.NET applications

Hello, The company I work for is preparing for application testing in IE8. Previously we have been using IE6. Many of our web applications are written in .NET 1.0 and 1.1 with more recent apps written in 2.x and 3.x. I know IE8 has an IE7 compatibility mode and it says it has a quirks mode, but most of our apps were written for 6, whic...

What's the cheapest way to upgrade from standard VS2008 to VS2010?

What's the cheapest way to upgrade from standard VS2008 to VS2010? I looked on the web and it looked like they wanted a monkey for it (£500). This seems steep for an individual wanting to upgrade using taxed money. ...

I am using click-once deployment but have a new access file but need the old one.

This is the situation. I have a windows form app that uses an access database to store the information. Everything has been going good. Now I am going to release a new version with an updated access file (2 new tables, 1 old table with new column). But the people that have been using the app I don't want them to loose their informati...

How to upgrade the project build in visual studio 2005 to visual studio 2008?

I have one OPC ( OLE for Process control ) server project which is developed into visual studio 2005. I want to run it in visual studio 2008. The coding for the OPC server project is done in VC++. I want to connect my OPC client to this OPC server. When I was opened the OPC server project which was build into visual studio 2005 into visu...

How do I remove duplicate SQL Server 2008 instances after upgrading from SQL Server 2005?

I've just upgraded an existing SQL Server 2005 to 2008 by running the installer (not the platform installer). It all seems to have worked - there were no errors reported and my code that connects to these databases still works fine. The problem is, when I try installing SQL Server Management Studio Express 2008 I am shown the following ...

What to Learn: Rails 1.2.4 -> Rails 3

I've recently convinced my management that our outdated version of Rails (1.2.4) is slowing us down enough to warrant an upgrade. The approach we're taking is to start a fresh project with current technology rather than a painful upgrade. Our requirements for the project have changed and this will be much easier. The biggest problem is ...

What is the preferred way to update database schemas in multiple production environments

I am about to install some 20 servers with the same web application in multiple locations connected to their own local database. I will be updating the web applications remotely (perhaps using debian's package manager) and I'm sure will eventually need to update the database schemas. Since each server could be eventually be using a dif...

Upgrade to 4.0 Framework, then downgraded, now can't find Linq namespace?

I just upgraded from VS2008 to VS2010. In the process, I allowed it to upgrade my DLL's to 4.0. I've decided that wasn't a good idea and now I've rolled back. It all works fine in VS2010, but when it hits my CI server (CruiseControl.Net), I get an error of: The type or namespace name 'Linq' does not exist in the namespace 'System' (a...

Replacing Resource files on new BlackBerry app version

Hello, I am maintaining an existing BlackBerry application (implemented as a MIDlet). The application contains a number of data files that get bundled with the app as resources. Some of these data files need to be updated for a new version of the app. When the user goes to install a new version of the application (via URL of Jad file), i...

Can I upgrade to VS2010 Ultimate if I buy Visual Studio Team System 2008 Architecture Edition

If I were to buy Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Architecture Edition that includes MSDN Premium (UEF-00026), would I be upgraded to Visual 2010 Ultimate? ...

Upgrading framework on a ASP.Net MVC Solution

We have an ASP.Net MVC 1.0 solution developed using Visual Studio 2008 and .net Framework 3.5SP1. We would now like to upgrade Visual Studio to 2010. If we just open the solution in VS 2010 and do not change the framework version, can we just continue to develop as before? If we open the solution in VS 2010 and change the framework ve...