May 06, 2022
07:32 AM
PowerShell CAs Considered Harmful: Using PowerShell for custom actions is a very bad runtime requirement to trigger. It is both a script AND it is managed code - both are problematic in its own right. Scripts are generally hard to debug and can trigger anti-virus lockups, and managed code depends on the .NET runtime and has a number of well-known technical pitfalls (versioning issues, load behavior of CLR version, there are many more issues...). Avoid PowerShell custom actions if you can.
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May 06, 2022
06:37 AM
Hi
I downloaded Visual Studio 2012 yesterday when it was released on MSDN. I have noticed that a few of the project types that we had in 2010 are gone or different. The biggest difference for me right now is the removal of the Windows Installer project. Now we are being forced to use the InstallShield LE (Limited Edition). The problem here is that I write a ton of Windows Services and I can't see how to setup InstallShield LE. It appears that we (my company) will have to invest in licenses for the professional edition.
Has anyone found a way to install services in InstallShield LE? When using the Windows Installer project, you just set the custom actions.
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