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• StaticTony FASTOEM=1

  Test case 26 requires us to run: msiexec /I testapp.msi /qn FASTOEM=1 However, this is what I got from the log: MSI (s) (F8:F8) [00:07:54:339]: OEM-mode installation supports only per machine installations. === Logging started: 1/11/2007 0:07:54 === MSI (s) (F8:F8) [00:07:54:339]: Note: 1: 1708 MSI (s) (F8:F8) [00:07:54:339]: Product: xxxxxx -- Installation operation failed. MSI (s) (F8:F8) [00:07:54:349]: MainEngineThread is returning 1639 Info 1639. Invalid command line argument. Consult the Windows Installer SDK for detailed command line help. According to the MSI doc, it says when specifying FASTOEM=1, the installation has to be per-machine. However, ALLUSERS is default to be an empty string and which is a per-user installa ...Show All

• Indigo Cowboy ListenAcitivty won't work with custom Activity

  I created a custom Activity that has a callExternalMethod then a handleExternalEvent Activity. I would like to use this custom Activity in the ListenActivity but the validator is preventing me from adding it. How should I approach this 1.) subclass ListenActivity and override the Validator 2.) Create a new compositeActivity that behaves like ListenActivity(more work,leads to more questions) 3.) Is the only activity you have in your custom activity a "handleExternalEvent" I have implemented that as a second control as a stopgap. however, I want to make it easy for other developers to add another branch.We may have 3,4,or 5 branches and I don't want the other developers worr ...Show All

• Tryin2Bgood Application Verifier LUA PRIV/WRP error during install

  I am performing the following steps for the Certified for Windows Vista Test Case 20 1. Open AppVerifier 3.2 2 . 2. Attach application install executable to AppVerifier including msiexe.exe. a. Enable the LuaPriv check 3. Install application 4. Once install is complete, view AppVerifier Install Logs. a. Search logs for LuaPriv 5. For each LuaPriv Error: a. Check Error to ensure the application did not attempt to write to or replace any WRP Registry Key or Windows System File. Make note of any WRP Registry Key or Windows System File that the application attempted to write to or replace. From the generated XML file you are suppos ...Show All

• Joel Triemstra WPD Api Sample failing to return Device Count

  Hi Experts, I am having an issue with the WPD Api sample provided with Windows Vista SDK and I am running the application in Windows XP. I am trying to identify a WIA device via the IPortableDeviceManager interface. I tried with IWIADeviceManager interface earlier but switched to the former since thumbnail full path method calls were not returning proper results. I could compile the WPD Api Sample workspace and could successfully register the Interface, IPortableDeviceManager interface, but the same returns 0 devices when i call: hr = pPortableDeviceManager->GetDevices(NULL, &cPnPDeviceIDs); I have connected the camera in PTP mode and not in USB mode. Any ideas or hints on why this is happening Or is there a ...Show All

• Sassie Vista is not updating the time from the Domain Server.

  I just checked the time on my Vista PC and its not updating the time from the Domain Server. XP workstations do this by default. Is this a bug in Vista or what im afraid this is the wrong forum for your question. these forums are for software development on the MS platform using the .NET technology. I must ask you to repost your query to the appropriate communities: www.microsoft.com/communities Thanks! ...Show All

• Bill Baker not using release()

  Hi, In some of the directshow documents, the authors use release() method after they are finished with some interfaces. For example: // get next filter EnumFilters -> Next (1, & Renderer , & fetched ); Renderer -> EnumPins (& EnumPins ); EnumPins -> Reset (); numoutputpins = 0; while ( EnumPins -> Next (1, & InPin , & fetched ) == S_OK ) { InPin -> QueryPinInfo (& pinfo ); pinfo . pFilter -> Release (); InPin -> Release (); if ( pinfo . dir == PINDIR_OUTPUT ) { numoutputpins ++; // we can jump out if we found an ...Show All

• sandeepbhawsar VX3000 Webcam - Vista Errors

  Does anyone else have any errors with the Microsoft VX3000 webcam on Vista, it worked fine under XP SP2, however i have tried using it on vista & Windows Live Messenger (Which its designed for), and it can load all the drivers etc, but always displays a black screen . Has anyone managed to get there VX3000 to run under vista, i am also unable to install the software again due to my OS not being Windows XP, and i have also tried running setup.exe with compatability mode (Win XP SP2), but it still tells me it could not run due to it not being windows XP Hi, i was just wondering how did you just install the driver and nothing else. I tried to install the .msi file from the driver folder and that didn ...Show All

• Nebula33 Strange Vista Sidebar Gadget Problem

  So I got into developing a vista sidebar gadget and ran into a weird problem...The gadget uses simple ajax to call a server side script on a sub domain I have and the xmlHttpRequest.open() call in the gadget .html javascript gets a "Access is Denied" error. But here is the kicker...it only gets that error on Vista Home (basic or premium). On Vista Ultimate or Vista Business it works fine...Im at a loss. Im positive its the version that is causing the error because I have tested across multiple internet cnxns and mulitple Vista Home and Ultimate/Business installs with the same results. Anyone have any ideas at all Note: Iam using REST. I have tried turning off all antivirus and windows firewalls. Have toggled UAC ...Show All

• arkiboys New Sample: Simple STS

  I've posted another sample, this time a Simple STS! With that you should be able to do complete end-to-end scenario testing with CardSpace. It's pretty darn lightweight, and doesn't provide a whole lot of anything, but it's simple enough to understand without too much effort. http://cardspace.netfx3.com/files/folders/samples-july-ctp/entry5204.aspx g Garrett Serack | Program Manager |Federated Identity Team | Microsoft Corporation blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/garretts Errata #1: if you downloaded the sample before 8:30PM PST AUG 21 2006, there is one little error. In the Sample.htm file in the website\cardspace directory, the object tag should read: <object type = "application/x ...Show All

• Tejas_Kishanwala How do I implement a custom activity like the Policy activity.

  Hi, this is my example. public partial class CreditScore : System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Activity { public static DependencyProperty RuleSetReferenceProperty = System.Workflow.ComponentModel.DependencyProperty.Register("RuleSetReference", typeof(RuleSetReference), typeof(CreditScore), new PropertyMetadata(DependencyPropertyOptions.Metadata)); [Description("Set up rules for scoring prospect.")] [Category("Prospect")] [Browsable(true)] [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)] public RuleSetReference RuleSetReference { get { return ((RuleSetReference )(base.GetValue(RuleSetReferenceProperty))); } ...Show All

• Feliner 32 bit functionality gone in x64 OS

  Ok here we go: This may end up being the third time I have to reinstall Vista x64 OS All 32 bit programs refuse to run. IE7,Outlook,Counter spy, anything that runs in a 32 bit enviorment. I can access the internet with the 64 bit version of IE 7 but not the 32 bit version. I can access the internet with the 64 bit version of Firefox. Its like I have blown out all 32 bit services in Vista x64 Can someone help me. I really don't want to reinstall everything again. I may just go back to Vista x86 If you have system restore enabled you can go back a couple of days and restore your your system. If not; the only way I know of is to reinstall your OS. Its sucks big time. I have not seen Microsoft step up and figure ...Show All

• gqlu How to get a shared Data context inside a workflow instance accessable from all child activities?

  Hi, The idea is to have a data context accessable to all activity instances living inside a running workflow instance. This data context class instance is prepared before the workflow is started and should be retrieved back ( to the caller) when the workflow has completed or terminated ( to gain informations about state/error conditions). 1. Is there a build-in way to do so It seems like ActivityExecutionContext which is given for each execute does not solve this issue. Here's my happy guess solution to solve this issue. I've created a custom SequentialWorkflowActivity which will serve as base class for all my workflow definitions called SequentialWorkflowActivityBase . public partial class SequentialWorkflowActivityBase : Sequ ...Show All

• hashmi Configuration editor for workflow

  Hi All, Is there a .config editor for WF Ed Ed, I haven't seen such one, but, thankfully, I don't think it would be much needed. The app.config configuration for WF has a small, very simple schema, and there really aren't too many parameters to configure (mostly adding services to the runtime and possible setting one or two parameters for each service). This is in contrast to, say, WCF, which does have a pretty significant and complex configuration schema. ...Show All

• C&amp;#35;noob Custom State Activity with Custom Designer

  I have a custom activity which inherits from StateActivity. I implement my own FreeFormActivityDesigner and override the OnPaint event. When using a the state workflow designer either in VS or the re-hosting example the OnPaint event gets called and the shape is correctly painted while dragging the shape to the designer surface. However after dropping the shape it is not rendered even though the properties show up in the property sheet. I have looked at the FlowChart custom designer code but I must be missing something. If I drag and drop the shape in a sequential workflow it renders just fine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. smc750 After much experimentation I overrode the IsVisible property in the custom designer ...Show All

• Crusty1 Programmatically logging off a certain user

  Hi, I would like to build a windows service that decide to log off a certain logged user. I've seen some samples to log off using the ExitWindowsEx function of user32.dll. That function will log off the current user (the user that is running the process) But, since I want to log off (from a windows service that is running with Local Service) a certain user session. Thanks, David How are you going to prevent data loss for applications currently running that don't automatically save data at logoff Ok ... I think I am getting closer but still missing some parts. What I could do is to create a really simple exe program that does Force Log Off current user. And in the service I would need to call that exe thr ...Show All