Share via


Aaron Stebner's WebLog

Thoughts about setup and deployment issues, WiX, XNA, the .NET Framework and Visual Studio

.NET Framework cleanup tool now supports .NET Framework 4.5 and Windows 8

I have posted an updated version of the .NET Framework cleanup tool that supports cleaning up the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/04/2012

.NET Framework setup verification tool now supports .NET Framework 4.5 and Windows 8

I have posted an updated version of the .NET Framework setup verification tool that supports...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/03/2012

Windows 8 Release Preview, .NET Framework 4.5 RC and Visual Studio 2012 RC now available for download

As announced on the Building Windows 8 blog, Somasegar’s blog and Jason Zander’s blog, the Windows 8...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 06/03/2012

My adventures with Windows LIVE ID and Xbox LIVE gamertags

I recently had an interesting experience while trying to transfer an Xbox LIVE gamertag to a new...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/07/2012

How to work around XNA Game Studio content pipeline warnings that can appear on Windows 8

If you have already worked around the installation issue and are using XNA Game Studio on a computer...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/03/2012

Possible workaround for MSI uninstall failures caused by an error opening the installation log file

Recently, I was investigating a strange uninstall issue on a co-worker’s computer.  They tried...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/23/2012

Mailbag: How to fix an error message that tells me to install the .NET Framework 2.0 when I restart my computer?

Question: I am running Windows 7, and every time I restart the computer, an error message appears...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/28/2012

Final version of the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update is now available for download

As announced earlier today on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, the final version of the Windows...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/26/2012

Visual Studio 11 beta and .NET Framework 4.5 beta are now available for download

As announced on the Building Windows 8 blog and on Jason Zander’s blog among other places, a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/29/2012

How to work around a possible XNA Game Studio or Windows Phone SDK install failure on Windows 8

If you try to install the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 or XNA Game Studio on Windows 8, you may encounter...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/29/2012

Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update - CTP now available for download

As announced earlier today on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, a community technology preview (CTP)...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/27/2012

Undocumented command line switch to extract the contents of .NET Framework 4 setup

This is a quick follow-up to my previous post about using the /? switch to see a list of .NET...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/11/2012

Command line switches for .NET Framework 4 setup that you might not have known about

Because of some of the posts I’ve written in the past, I often get asked about how to install...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/15/2012

Updates to Xbox LIVE Indie Game submission policies

As announced earlier today on the XNA Game Studio team blog and on the App Hub forums, there have...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 01/04/2012

How to fix platform extensions add-in store errors that can occur when using XNA Game Studio

Every once in a while, I see a post on the App Hub forums (for example, here or here) where someone...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/16/2011

Dream.Build.Play 2012 competition will be open to both Xbox 360 and Windows Phone games

The 2012 Dream.Build.Play competition was introduced yesterday in a post on the XNA Game Studio team...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 12/15/2011

There is a new general-purpose installation troubleshooting tool called the Program Install and...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/23/2011

Possible error when building a Silverlight application on a computer that does not have XNA Game Studio 4.0 installed

If you use the Windows Phone SDK 7.1, it is possible to get an error like the following when...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/18/2011

Benign warning when creating a Silverlight and XNA Application project in the Windows Phone SDK 7.1

I have seen several people ask about this scenario on the App Hub forums, and I wanted to write a...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 11/08/2011

Rob Mensching posted an item on his blog announcing the release of the WiX v3.6 beta.  The key...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/24/2011

Last week, we released the final version of the Windows Phone SDK 7.1, which includes the final...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/07/2011

Mailbag: Do I need still need older versions of the .NET Framework on my system after installing the .NET Framework 4?

Note: This is an updated version of a previous mailbag entry that I posted before the .NET Framework...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 10/02/2011

Final version of Windows Phone SDK 7.1 now available for download

As announced on the Windows Phone Developer Blog and on the App Hub web site, the final version of...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/28/2011

Mailbag: How can I reset Windows Update if it tells me I need an update that is already installed?

Question: I recently received a .NET Framework update from Windows Update.  It installed...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 09/07/2011

Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RC and XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh RC now available for download

As announced on the Windows Phone Developer Blog and on the App Hub web site, the Windows Phone SDK...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/23/2011

The Windows Phone SDK 7.1 includes a step to install the XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh.  Behind...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 08/18/2011

Windows Phone 7 Title Localizer has been updated to include Windows Phone Mango languages

A while back, I wrote a blog post explaining how to localize the title of a Windows Phone...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/25/2011

Content pipeline builds no longer need a D3D device starting in the XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh Beta 2

The Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Beta 2 that was released last week includes the XNA Game Studio 4.0...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/07/2011

Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Beta 2 and XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh Beta 2 now available for download

As announced on the Windows Phone Developer Blog and on the App Hub web site, the Windows Phone SDK...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 07/01/2011

How to create a solution with XNA Game Studio 4.0 Windows Phone 7.0 and 7.1 projects

The Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 allows you to create applications and games that target both...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 06/24/2011

How to manually downgrade an XNA Game Studio Windows Phone 7.1 game project back to 7.0

The Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 allows you to create and develop applications and games that...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 06/21/2011

Possible issue installing the Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 beta caused by incompatible components

As noted in my previous blog post, the Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta was released this...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/25/2011

Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta and XNA Game Studio 4.0 Beta now available for download

As announced on the Windows Phone Developer Blog and on the App Hub web site, the Windows Phone...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/24/2011

Possible cause of error code 1719 or 1723 when installing a 64-bit MSI

I have heard from a few people in the past who have run into setup failures with error code 1719 or...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/16/2011

Guide.IsTrialMode behavior change in XNA Game Studio 4.0 games for Windows Phone

Last fall, I wrote a blog post linking to some information about using Guide.IsTrialMode in an XNA...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 05/04/2011

Installing offline documentation for XNA Game Studio 4.0

A while back, I wrote a blog post explaining how to install offline documentation for the Windows...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/13/2011

Mailbag: Can I install Windows Phone Developer Tools without the Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone edition?

Question: I already have Visual Studio 2010 Professional installed, and I would like to use it for...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/10/2011

As announced this morning on the XNA Game Studio team blog, there is a new game development landing...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 04/04/2011

ClickOnce publishing does not work for an XNA Game Studio 4.0 Windows game upgraded from 3.0 or 3.1

A customer on the App Hub forums ran into an issue that I wanted to describe in more detail here in...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/31/2011

A couple of weeks ago, I got the opportunity to meet and chat with several XNA and DirectX MVPs at...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/13/2011

How to open a Windows Phone .sln file in Visual Studio 2010 Professional instead of Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone

Question: I have a Windows Phone project that was created by somebody else, and when I double-click...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/11/2011

Possible workarounds for localization build issues in XNA Game Studio 4.0 Windows Phone games

Recently, we have run into a few issues where XNA Game Studio 4.0 Windows Phone games did not...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 03/01/2011

Registration is now open for the Dream.Build.Play 2011 Challenge

As announced earlier today on the XNA Game Studio team blog, registration is now open for the...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/28/2011

I found a link on the App Hub forums today that I wanted to pass on.  Jim Perry, one of the XNA...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/21/2011

Mailbag: Why is the .NET Framework still listed in the Programs and Features control panel after running the cleanup tool?

Question: I ran the .NET Framework cleanup tool and removed all versions of the .NET Framework from...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/20/2011

Windows Phone Developer Tools January 2011 Update is now available for download

As announced earlier today in this post on the Windows Phone Developer Blog and in this news item on...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/04/2011

Confusing error when attempting to debug an XNA Game Studio 4.0 Windows Phone game in Visual C# 2010 Express

XNA Game Studio 4.0 supports the following editions of Visual Studio 2010:  Visual Studio 2010...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/03/2011

WiX v3.5 has released

Rob Mensching posted an item on his blog today declaring WiX v3.5 complete. The final build number...

Author: Aaron Stebner Date: 02/01/2011

<Previous Next>