Why there are no 64bit browser plug-ins

The move to 64-bit software has been steady (if slow), but browsers are in their own category entirely. Microsoft has been offering a 64-bit version of Internet Explorer (IE6 and up) since the release of the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in April 2005. A 64-bit version of Safari is available in Snow Leopard, and Linux users can download a 64-bit version of Opera. Chrome, however, doesn’t yet have a 64-bit version. Firefox has one, but only for Linux (unofficial 64-bit versions of Firefox exist for Windows and Mac). So why haven’t Mozilla and Google bothered […]

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Repackaging SilverLight: install instructions and behavior

When SilverLight is in-use In both IE and FFox, users will receive below prompt for every page load that requires latest version Silverlight Please restart your browser This web page requires a newer version of Silverlight. You have already installed the required version of Silverlight, but have not restarted your browser to complete the upgrade process. Some content on this page may not be available until you restart your browser.  Existing previous version dependent SilverLight pages load fines  When you try to load Silverlight based pages in 64bit IE win7 64bit, you’ll see below message as yet there is no […]

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WPS: Configuring CheckBox control in Windows Installer MSI package

The CheckBox control is a two-state check box. To associate an integer or string property with this control, enter the property name into the Property column of the Control table. The selected state of the box sets the property either to the value specified in the Value column of the CheckBox table or to the initial value of the property specified in the Property table. If the property has no initial value, the checked state sets it to 1. The unselected state sets the property to null. CheckBox controls can only be used to publish AddLocal ControlEvent, AddSource ControlEvent, Remove […]

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