installation

Java Web Start Driven Installation

Hey all, I'm trying to figure out the best way to install my Java app on client computers. The main guideline here is that these clients are computer illiterates - so the less fuss the better. I was thinking of using a model that would launch a Java Web Start app which would both take care of the registration and installation processes...

Windows Installation Folders

Where do I find a definitive guide as to where, when I am installing a new application into Windows, the application exe's, database tables, configuration files should go? Also guidelines to which registry keys should be used for persisting user and application data. Best regards, Simon ...

SQL Server2008 Installation on Windows Vista (Performance Counter Error)

Hi there, I am having a hard time when installing SQL Server 2008, it complains that my performance counter registry hive consistency, and gave me a link as follows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300956 Cool, first step, not possible to do, asked me for a CD of Vista, my laptop comes with an OEM version of vista, no CD provided, boo...

How and what version of SSMS do I have to install after installing VS 2010?

Hi I installed VS 2010 on a plain Vista x64 OS, now I need to install SSMS as well. Based on your experience, what version do I have to install? Thanks in advance! ...

Adobe Dreamweaver Install Problem

Attempting to install Dreamweaver via web download. Get Grey Box stating: QAdobe Dreamweaver CS4 - Setup Error Setup has encountered an error and cannot continue. Contact Adobe Customer Support for assistance. This is the only text shown for the error. System is Windows XP 5.1 on 32 bit laptop. ...

Visual Studio 2010 Make and Install Templates

I am using F# and i found that the available templates were a bit to sparse for my liking, and i want to make more. How would i go about doing that? also, how would i install these templates after I've made them? ...

Should ask for input or ask for modifying global variables in script file?

I have a small python script to make an installation. I need some information like username, password, path, classname, dbname, ip, port etc... First of all this is an admin task and end-users won't be dealing with this script. So for an administrator should I ask every needed information with console prompts or just mention them in read...

How can I include files in a C# deployment?

I have a DLL I need to deploy with my C# application. It's not currently included in the installation package when I hit "Publish" so how do I include it? Would the process be any different if I had app.config and other files I wanted to deploy with my application? ...

How to install Visual Studio 2008 and MS SQL Server 2008 in Ubuntu ?

Hi guys, I would like to install Visual Studio 2008 and MS SQL Server 2008 on Ubuntu OS which I have in my PC, however, I don't know how. May I have some tips please? Thanks. ...

Install SQL Server 2000 from Install Shield 2009 Premier

I got an basic MSI project in Istall Shield 2009 Premier. I have some files(dlls, exes) to be copied, no problem. But what I need is I have to install SQL Server 2000 in addition to this. What I did during development time is install SQL Server 2000 before development(C#.net). I saw re-distributable "Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Eng...

How do I detect Windows Small Business Server operating system?

My employer is considering releasing two versions of the same Windows Server-based product; a cheaper "small business" edition and a more expensive "enterprise" edition. There will be a number of differences between the editions, but ideally we'd like to restrict the "small business" edition to only install on Microsoft Small Business S...

Whole file patch versus delta patch installs

I'm putting together a service release install for our customers. I'm creating a minor update patch. Is it recommended to use the delta patch method for updating files, or does the "whole file" method produce more reliable results? Has anyone seen an advantage of one over the other (other than the smaller size for delta patches)? I'm...

Where can I find many Delphi 7 packages?

For my program for auto installing Delphi 7 packages I need to find about 50 packages (for testing required time to install them to the palette). Maybe someone have many packages in archive and can upload it to the free file hosting or FTP server? ...

How To Install ADOCE In a Jornada 720(HPC 2000)

Hello, Someone knows how to install ADOCE in a HP Jornada 720, that uses HPC 2000, please i have to develop an aplication for my company, and i have to use ADOCE in my Jornada 720, remember that i've tested the application and i've got an error that says that my Handheld didn't have the ActiveX to run that program. Sorry about my engli...

Does using JRuby mean a duplicate of Ruby on all applications?

For example, if I install Rails for regular Ruby, am I required to have a special install of Rails for JRuby? So that I have duplicates for everything? ...

Application Deployment

I deployed an application using this method and it worked very good. However, there are 2 missing things that I been trying to find but can't: 1) How do I include resource files in the installation? I have a folder with files that have some user data, and those need to be there after the installation so the application can run, this is ...

Installing with Client Profile Application doesn't show app in start programs menu

I'm using this method to install an application, but it doesn't put the applications in the start programs menu. I've been searching in the configuration of the Setup project but I can't find anything self explanatory enough, and I can't find it in google either. Any thoughts? Thanks! ...

Java - Installation problem

I am having the following message while installing JDK 1.5.0_06, 1.5.0_09, etc. "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library" Assertion Failed! Program: C;\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\javaw.exe File:../../../src/share/native/sun/font/t2k/t2kstrm.c Line:132 Expression: pos<=t->maxPos For information on how your program can cause an as...

How can I fix test failures of Perl module HTML::TreeBuilderX::ASP_NET?

I'm trying to install the HTML::TreeBuilderX::ASP_NET mentioned Perl module on my box with CPAN.pm, but the "make test" part of the installation fails so the module doesn't get installed. Distribution: HTML-TreeBuilderX-ASP_NET-0.08 Perl: "This is perl, v5.10.0 built for i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi" OS: Linux 2.6.28-13-server #44-Ubunt...

Client Profile Application prerequisites

One last question about Client Profile installation. I downloaded the Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Online Installer because we want to put it in the installation CD because our end user might not have either .net framework 3.5 or internet. So we want to be able to handle both cases. In the prerequisites I'm able to select the...