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December 10, 2013

Could not load type System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule’ from assembly ‘System.ServiceModel, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=

If you already have .Net 4.0 installed and install a program that brings in an earlier version of .Net, or manually install an earlier version of .Net afterwards, you may get an exception page that matches the title of this… Continue reading

December 3, 2013

ubuntu lts 12 xrdp rdp setup on Amazon Cloud AWS(12.04.3 precise pangolin)

Consolidated from multiple sources to exclude erroneous steps. Tested on Amazon Web Services fresh Ubuntu LTS 12.04.3 instance. Decided upon ubuntu vs centOS simply to avoid having to compile xrdp and manage dependencies manually. Chose 3rd party linux over Amazon… Continue reading

June 20, 2011

C# Create a Windows Installer Class Custom Action bootstrap DLL in .Net

The standard windows installer project included with Visual Studio right out of the box is great in many deployment scenarios. For more advanced needs, organizations and developers usually defer to 3rd party solutions, such as InstallShield, Wise, wix or NSIS… Continue reading

June 20, 2011

Call Cancel from Custom Action in .Net Windows Installer Project

As an alternative to using the “Rollback” or “InstallException” approach, simply use pinvoke/interop to call the cancel button on the base installer form directly. (see my related post for more detail and full code) References https://ronniediaz.com/2011/06/20/the-savedstate-dictionary-does-not-contain-the-expected-values-and-might-have-been-corrupted/ Continue reading

June 20, 2011

the savedstate dictionary does not contain the expected values and might have been corrupted

This is a common error with custom action development, especially if you are working with your own custom installer class, not using wix or some other windows installer derivative. Since many of the Google entries for this were unresolved, thought… Continue reading

March 31, 2011

Create an Uninstall Shortcut for Windows Installer in C#

When utilizing the windows installer project type bundled with Visual Studio I was very surprised to find there was no simple functionality to add an uninstall shortcut. Instead, there are a few workarounds, some better than others but overall going… Continue reading

February 13, 2011

Missing MySQL References in PHP

The following can be used for quick LAMP installation and/or if you are missing MySQL references in PHP. Debian: Redhat: Continue reading