Of course “voicewarmupx” makes perfect sense
as the value to enable Windows Installer logging. Windows includes a registry-activated logging service to help diagnose Windows Installer issues. This article describes how to Read More …
Category: Application Testing
Programs which lie about successfully installing.
When you install a program, particularly via an install script (VBscript, PowerShell etc.), it’s always good practice to check the Exit Code the program returns. Read More …
Corporate bozos – Take 2. “You want to do WHAT with Windows Vista???”
Was asked to comment on a Vista upgrade proposal some time ago, as I’ve been around the block once or twice with SOE designs. Reading Read More …
Too much choice.
Choice, as anyone will tell you, is a good thing. Unless you need to fix a leaking tap. Travel to the local hardware store to Read More …
Three Podcasts worth listening to …
… if you’re into AppCompat TechNet Webcast Audio: Making Windows Vista Application Compatibility Testing More Predictable (Level 300) When helping our customers accelerate their deployments Read More …
Beware the Evangelists, or people with a vested interest.
CA PestPatrol is a dog of a product. And it probably still it, I’ve not looked. Why do I call it a dog? It’s supposed Read More …
And it works under Vista!
Microsoft really have done a good job with application compatibility: That’s right folks, it’s an application written in 1992. 15 years ago. And it still Read More …
‘Plan now to eliminate “power users”; from your domains’ – or face the consequences.
Saw this today over at Steve Riley’s blog Plan now to eliminate “power users” from your domains … That group had rights install software and Read More …