Category: Repackaging

Below is an high-level overview of what all tasks involve in evaluating and setting up a right application repackaging tool for x64bit Windows 7 platform: ===================================================================================== Tasks Involved in Evaluating Repackaging Software for Win7 x64 (replacing WPS on WinXP)                                                                         ===================================================================================== Tool for capturing 64 bit application changes on Win7 ———————————————————————————— Identify repackaging software with x64-bit snapshot capturing capabilities      Select top products for further evaluation                                      Symantec do not have plans to support x64-Bit repackaging at the moment         Basic evaluation of x64-bit snapshot capturing with InstallAware Studio Admin   Basic evaluation of x64-bit snapshot capturing with Flexera Admin Studio        Basic evaluation of x64-bit […]

I captured the actions of PictureViewer with below settings selected "Do not ask to perform this check again. The Quicktime Control Panel can be used to make subsequent changes." > clicked yes to > "Some of the file types associated with Quicktime applications are currently associated with other applications. Should I restore these file type associations to Quicktime?" Yes or NO? prompt. Captured revealed that PictureViewer is setting below user registry to suppress this prompt. I tested manually creating the registry key and found it successfully suppressing the prompt. Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareApple Computer, Inc.QuickTimeLastFileAssociationCheck = 0x7678000 (DWORD 32-bit).

Log File Locations: Windows XP: "C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DatavulScanvulscan.log" Windows 7: C:ProgramDatavulScanvulscan.log ——————-Patch Installation———————- Getting list of autofix patches In SendRequest: Action = SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/GetAutofixPatchesForGroup" Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:13:08 SendRequest: SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/GetAutofixPatchesForGroup" Last status: Contacting server… Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:13:09 Success Last status: 2 patches were found to run Last status: Done.  2 patches were found Downloading http://LANDESKSRV.TESTDOM.com/LDPatches/install_flash_player_10.1.53.64.exe LDRedirect: Checking preferred server path http://landesksource/LDPatches/install_flash_player_10.1.53.64.exe instead of http://LANDESKSRV.TESTDOM.com/LDPatches/install_flash_player_10.1.53.64.exe LDRedirect: Path http://LANDESKSRV.TESTDOM.com/LDPatches/install_flash_player_10.1.53.64.exe was redirected to http://landesksource/LDPatches/install_flash_player_10.1.53.64.exe Redirecting path <http://LANDESKSRV.TESTDOM.com/LDPatches/install_flash_player_10.1.53.64.exe> to <http://landesksource/LDPatches/install_flash_player_10.1.53.64.exe> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:13:13 Performing TCP connection with a timeout of -1 milliseconds Last status: Done Last […]