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IIS Express 7.5 is a vendor MSI package and the MSI is created by WiX. Though there is no problem as such while customizing this application, but I found an issue while adding a shortcut to this application. While creating IIS Express 7.5 package recently, I faced an issue that I was not able to add shortcut in this application. This for the matter of fact I realized that the shortcut table did not exist in this application. The error which I was getting was "Field shortcut of table shortcut: Error retrieving shortcut of table" To get this error fixed, I added the shortcut table and following entries in _Validation table: After adding this I added CreateShortcuts Action in InstallExecuteSequence Table at Sequence 4500. This was because, since there was no shortcut table, the sequence too was missing from MSI. Due to this the shortcut was not getting created. Once I did both these things, the application is installed fine with the shorcut. This can be used with other missing t...

Many times while running a script/application exe from a network we get an error that the application is not from a trusted source and if we want to install the particular application or not. This error comes because the source is not digitally signed and the Operating System prompts to ask from user if it is a known source to user or if something malicious is being run from network. This is just to protect the end users from the malicious software or Virus attack. Technically, This behavior was introduced in Windows XP SP2 because of the addition of the Attachment Execution Services (AES). Every program that is run by using the ShellExecute() API passes through AES. AES considers the downloaded update file to be from the Internet Zone. Therefore, AESdisplays the Open File - Security Warning dialog box. AES examines the file to see whether the file has a file stream of the type Zone.Identifier. Then AES determines what zone the file is from and what level of protection to apply when th...

I had written this script to check the presence of MS Office 2003 and Word 2007 on a machine before proceeding for installation. Here is the code: officepath11= sProgramFilesDir & "\Microsoft Office\Office11\" officepath12= sProgramFilesDir & "\Microsoft Office\Office12\" 'set File System Object set fso=createobject("scripting.filesystemobject") 'Check if file exists for Office 2003 and if yes then its version path11 = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe") if (fso.FileExists(path11)) then returnstring11=fso.getfileversion(officepath11 & "winword.exe") else returnstring11="Null" end if 'Check if file exists for Word 2007 and if yes then its version path12 = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\winword.exe") if (fso.FileExists(path12)) then returnstring12=fso.getfileversion(officepath12 & "winword....

While launching your App-V shortcut, if you notice that the buffering launch on bottom right says 100% but the launch does not disappear as per normal behaviour then you need to do some modification in your osd file. This possible is a cause if your application is Java related. You need to modify the Subsystem value in your osd file. By default the osd file has this: &ltsubsystem VALUE = "windows"/&gt You need to change this value to &ltsubsystem VALUE = "console"/&gt If you face a similar problem while closing the application or your application does not close completely, then you need to again tweek your osd file. By default you have following in your OSD file: &ltvirtualenv TERMINATECHILDREN="FALSE"&gt You need to change the value as below: &ltvirtualenv TERMINATECHILDREN="TRUE"&gt This will terminate the any child application which is associated with this application and will help to shut your application down.

New technologies, new ways of working is changing our everyday environment. Application Virtualization is the hot topic these days with Windows 7 coming in picture and organizations across the globe are integrating App-V in their portfolio of delivery mechanism. It has been quite some time now that I started work on App-V but did not get a chance to post things on my blog as my blog was primarily focussed on MSI. I have finally decided to post App-V posts as well on my blog from now onwards. There are lots of issues we face in everyday work regarding the technology and we try to lookup for solutions on internet. As a cliche: If someone has already invented the wheel, there is no point re-inventing it. The sole purpose of my blog is to help others with whatever I learn. I have got numerous solutions for problems which I have faced and I really thank all those who had posted their solutions on net. This blog is just my way to contribute back to the society. All you people out there, plea...

The primary key of the ICON table should have the extension as .exe or .ico, else the icon will not display properly. For example if the extension is abc.js then the same javascript icon will be shown in this case. If it is .txt then notepad icon will be displayed. Whatever be there in the [Binary], that does not matter if there is any other extension apart from .exe or .ico

And want to keep a post for the latest version as well: Well detailed in MSDN and here is the link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408114(v=vs.85).aspx