Installation Developer. Install. Shield has many built- in functions to use with SQL Server and a SQL Scripts view where you can create connections and configure many properties for those connections. The dialogs and functions that are provided allow you to log in, connect to a database, list all the installed instances, list all the databases, and do other things. They are all very helpful, but what if none of them satisfies your requirement? I’m specifically talking about SQL Server version detection. You may have the need to know the installed versions and editions of SQL Server on a machine. Here are some of your choices: Check the Registry – Not a good choice. The registry and registry entries can change between different version of Windows and different versions of SQL Server. · Configuration Manager Properties action. software updates in Configuration Manager 2007. software updates that meet the property filters. ![]() So checking the registry for certain entries is not something you can rely on. Borrow from Prerequisites – Another method to consider is to look at some of the SQL Server prerequisites and model a check after one of those. Each prerequisite has a list of conditions that must be satisfied in order to run (for the install to take place). However, this also relies partially on the registry, so we can’t use this one. Use WMI – WMI stands for Windows Management Instrumentation. It’s defined as the primary management technology for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. This is the preferred method for determining SQL Server installed versions. In addition, Microsoft has stated that they will support WMI going forward. To use WMI in Install. Shield, you have several choices, depending on what type of project you are using. You could write a Managed Code Custom Action in C# or VB. NET to check and report the installed SQL versions. You could also create a VBScript or JScript Custom Action that will get the installed versions. This is the method I have used and is the method I will talk about. I created a VBScript Custom Action that uses WMI and gets the installed SQL Server versions and editions. It is best to first test your VBScript outside of Install. Shield. Just run the standalone .
Once that is working properly, place the VBScript code in the Custom Action. To return the results to your project, you will need to use Properties. Go to the Property Manager and define several properties to hold your results. For example, SQL_VERSION and SQL_EDITION. With these two properites you will be able to determine the versions and editions of SQL Server. After the properties are defined, you can place the results in those properties. You do this with the Session variable. Here’s an example: Session. Property(“SQL_VERSION”)=CStr(SQLVersion)Session. Property(“SQL_EDITION”)=CStr(SQLEdition)On the left side of the = sign is the Property name. On the right side is the script variable name. Here I am using the CStr() VBScript function which converts an expression to a string. Now in the script, you could have variables set up for SQL Server 2. SQL Server 2. 00. ![]() It’s up to you. I am just illustrating the concept here. 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I am just relating what I did in one situation when I needed something done quickly. If you know another way to do SQL Version checking in Install. Shield, I would appreciate it if you would leave a comment so everyone will know. IT Pro Tips for Apple Quick. Time Player 7. The standalone player setup executable can be downloaded here: Quick. Time. Installer. exe 2. MB Quick. Time version 7. Run this and stop at the Select Setup Language screen. Browse to C: \Documents and Settings\< username> \Local Settings\Temp\{A7. F5. 49- 4. DF9- 9. C- 6. B2. 68. 9B4. E9. 20}Take a copy of Quick. Time. Installer. exe 3. MB hide it somewhere safe for later. Well refer to this file as THE Quick. Time. Installer. Click OK at the Choose Setup Language screen and stop at the Welcome to the Quick. Time 7 Installer screen. Browse to C: \Documents and Settings\< username> \Local Settings\Temp. Look for a folder named _is* - where * is a random letter or number. From within this folder take a copy of Quick. Time. msi and save it along with THE Quick. Time. Installer. Carry on through the application installation selecting all defaults and click No Thanks to upgrading to Quick. Time 7 Pro. Run Quick. Time Player. Select Edit, Preferences, Quick. Time Preferences. On the Update tab, deselect Check for updates automatically. On the Advanced tab, deselect Install Quick. Time icon in system tray thats the notification area for you younger models. Click Apply then click OK thats for you older models. Close the application. Browse to C: \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apple Computer\Quick. Time\ and copy the file Quick. Time. qtp to your safe area. Create your mst transform to modify the Quick. Time. msi file as you see fit. Id do this: Set the following Public Properties: ALLUSERS=1, ROOTDRIVE=C: \, INSTALL_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=FALSE Delete erroneous shortcuts rename remaining shortcuts to Quick. Time Player 7. 1 and Quick. Time Player 7. 1 Picture. Viewer Locate the saved Quick. Time. qtp add to. Windows\Profiles\All Users\Application Data\Apple Computer\Quicktime Custom Action Run. NTSD Execute Program from Destination [System. Folder] kills QTTask. Custom Action set. QTTask. Run. Flags Call VB script from Embedded Code disables the Quick. Time system tray icon 1. Dim obj. Shell. 2. Set obj. Shell = Create. Object("WScript. Shell")3. Shell. Reg. Write"HKLM\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\Quick. Time\Active. X\QTTAsk. Run. Flags", "0. 00. REG_DWORD"The Custom Actions reside after the Quick. Time. Player_Reg. Server Custom Action and are wrapped inside an IF Not Installed then statement Execute Deferred, system context processing Synchronous. Here comes the science bit. Create a new wsi project file. Add the following files to C: \Temp\QT7. Quick. Time. mst the Transform you just made Quick. Time 7. 1_WISETRFM_2. THE Quick. Time. Installer exe. Add a Remove Files Operation to the QT7. Add a Custom Action Inst. QT7. 1 Execute Program from Installed Files Execute Deferred prior to Install. Finalize processing Async no wait. Browse to Quick. Time. Installer. exe and add the command line argument: /s /b"C: \Temp\QT7. C: \Temp\QT7. 1\QT7. TRANSFORMS=C: \Temp\QT7. Quick. Time. mst /qr" /s silent install /bC: \Temp\QT7. Quick. Time. msi to this location not some randomly named folder if you dont specify this the install will fail (unable to locate cab file) /verboseC: \Temp\QT7. QT7. 1. log MSI log file location /v pass command line parameters to msiexec TRANSFORMS=C: \Temp\QT7. Quick. Time. mst /qr" apply the Transform, silent install the whole line has to be in double- quotes, I didnt try adding additional quotes around the mst path thats why I havent used long file names honest. Wrap the Custom Action inside an If Not Installed then statement. Compilewell call this Quick. Time Player 7. 1. Note: that the Temp\QT7. THE Quick. Time. Installer and so be mindful of your environment (lock down policy) and deployment solution. Now clean your machine its dirty. Install Quick. Time Player 7. C: \Temp\QT7. 1The Quick. Time. Installer will run in silent mode youll see it install ISScript. Quick. Time itself but only as info boxes on the Taskbar. Then the Custom Actions in the Transform should kick in a dos box opens and closes as ntsd. Quick. Time icon in the system tray but it magically disappears as you hover your mouse over it. This Custom Action isnt really needed as the system tray icon will not be there after a reboot but hey. Uninstalling Quick. Time Player 7. 1. C: \Temp\QT7. 1\ and the Quick. Time. msi and associated files extracted by THE Quick. Time Installer. BUT Quick. Time the application is still installed. Checking the registry, the uninstall string for the Install. Shield Product is. C: \PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\1. INTEL3~1\IDriver. M{C2. 1D5. 52. 4- A9. FA- AC8. A- 5. 9B8. C7. CDCA3. 1} /l. Running this completely removes the Product (well, the Quick. Time. msi uninstall leaves behind files in the Program Files\Quick. Time\plugins folder) but it prompts you to click OK to remove the Product. Adding /uninst to make the uninstall silent leaves file association information in the registry (e. HKCR\Quick. Time. Run IDriver. exe /M{C2. D5. 52. 4- A9. 70- 4. FA- AC8. A- 5. 9B8. C7. CDCA3. 1} r. Click OK to remove the Product and click Finish. Browse to C: \Windows\ and take a copy of setup. Uninstall. QT7. 1. We can now run the following to uninstall the Product silently: C: \PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\1. INTEL3~1\IDriver. M{C2. 1D5. 52. 4- A9. FA- AC8. A- 5. 9B8. C7. CDCA3. 1} /s /f. C: \Uninstall. QT7. Back in Quick. Time Player 7. MSIAdd the Public Property: IDRIVERPATH=C: \PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\1. INTEL3~1\IDriver. Add a Custom Action Uninst. QT7. 1 just after Custom Action Inst. QT7. 1 wrap it inside an If REMOVE~=ALL then statement. Execute Program from Path Property IDRIVERPATH - Command Line: /M{C2. D5. 52. 4- A9. 70- 4. FA- AC8. A- 5. 9B8. C7. CDCA3. 1} /s /f. C: \Uninstall. QT7. Deferred Execution system context processing Async no wait. IDRIVERPATH set this as a Public Property because they you can change it from the command line should you wish or need to/f. C: \Uninstall. Q7. But if this file is added to the Quick. Time Player 7. 1. Custom Action is run! You could add the response file to C: \Temp\QT7. Custom Action to copy it to C: \ during install - but I wouldnt do that though. In fact, I wouldnt do any of this! I doubt it would work when deployed in a locked down environment but I was bored in my hotel room one night and thought Id look at an app for fun? What I would like to do however, is drive down to Apple, knock on their front door and tell them that deployment of their application is somewhat convoluted.
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With that kind of neck and neck performance there’s no reason to really buy either a Nvidia 1. Vega 6. 4 over the Vega 5. But speed isn’t the only factor to consider when buying a discrete graphics card. See, the cards that go in your desktop PC are very power hungry. If your power supply can’t provide enough juice, the GPU is worthless, and that is one place Nvidia performs far better than AMD every time. The Nvidia 1. 08. The Vega 5. 6 requires 2. Vega 6. 4 requires a whopping 2. All the extra juice means you have to use not one, but two 8- pin power connectors from your power supply. The Nvidia 1. 08. With the new Vega cards AMD is trying to get around the power constraints of it GPUs by offering some software solutions. The first, and most notable, is the Radeon Chill feature, and it’s actually sort of clever. It operates under the assumption that people don’t really need the fastest video card, they just need one fast enough for their monitor. Both AMD and Nvidia have a technology that allows cards to “sync” with monitors to deliver top- level graphics without straining the GPU (Nvidia calls its tech G- Sync, while AMD calls it Free. Sync). But you have to have a special monitor that works with the syncing technology and no monitor works with both the AMD and Nvidia sync tech. Radeon Chill works with any monitor. You simply tell it how many frames you actually want to see per second. Got a monitor that refreshes 6. Set the max to 6. Radeon Chill makes magic happen. In addition, the software doesn’t try and churn out 6. Instead it recognizes moments with static visuals and dramatically cuts down on how much power is being used—and you can tweak the number as well. Want it to never go below 3. Just set the slider in the AMD software. AMD added other software features that give users a better ability to throttle their cards without diminishing visuals. There’s a power saver mode which allows you to force the cards to sip as little as 1. Frame Rate Target Control mode that lets you cap the frames per second; and an Enhanced Sync mode that figures out the optimal frame to display on screen, even if it means skipping a few other frames. All these features make the AMD Vega cards feel incredibly practical versus the excess and overclocking shenanigans of Nvidia. It’s as if AMD is trying to say “if you want nose bleed speed go with Nvidia, but if you want control and a nice experience join us.” That’s a reasonable sale to an old woman such as myself. I play my games on 4. K TVs that have no syncing technology (though Microsoft suggests that could change next year) and can only show between 6. I don’t need dual video cards or crazy numbers, I need good enough. And the AMD Vega 6. AMD Vega 5. 6 are good enough. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced card the AMD Vega 5. But these cards aren’t enough to lure Nvidia loyalists or the power hungry away. As the latest salvo in the war between Nvidia and AMD goes, the new Vega cards are pretty weak. READMEThese cards are neck and neck with the $5. Nvidia 1. 08. 0 in the speed department. But they natively draw a lot more power. A bevy of software features try to resolve the power issue, but it means you’re effectively throttling your shiny new GPU. SPEC DUMPAMD Vega 6. GB of RAM • 6. 4 compute units • 1. MHz base GPU clock • 4. GB/s memory bandwidth • 2. TFLOPS • 3 x Display. Port • 1 x HDMIAMD Vega 5. GB of RAM • 5. 6 compute units • 1. MHz base GPU clock • 4. GB/s memory bandwidth • 2. TFLOPS • 3 x Display. How to download and install Windows 8. Updated 4/9/1. 5: This article is out of date; for the latest information with active links, here’s how to download and install the latest version of Windows 8. Update for free. Or go here to find out how to download Windows 1. Technical Preview. The original story from October 2. Windows 8. 1 has been released. If you’re using Windows 8, upgrading to Windows 8. If you’re using another operating system (Windows 7, Windows XP, OS X), you can either buy a boxed version ($1. Windows 8. 1 Pro), or opt for one of the free methods listed below. To download and install Windows 8. Disponibile sugli scaffali dal 22 ottobre 2009, Windows 7 ha già riscosso un enorme successo, grazie anche alle versioni di prova rilasciate da Microsoft. Note: 2008 and older issues are only available as.chm files. On most versions of windows you must first save these files to your local machine, and then unblock the. How to download Windows 8. If you don’t want to wait for October 1. Windows 8. 1: You can obtain a copy (and a license key) from a friend/colleague with an MSDN, Tech. Net, or Dream. Spark (student) subscription, or you can download a Windows 8. RTM ISO from your favorite file- sharing website (The Pirate Bay, Mega, etc.)While we’re not going to write a guide on how to obtain Windows 8. RTM from non- official sources, we will at least tell you to check the SHA- 1 hash of the ISO that you download to make sure that it’s legitimate. If you hit up the MSDN Subscriber Downloads page, and then click Details under the version that you’ve obtained from elsewhere, you’ll find the SHA- 1 hash. ![]() If you then use File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) on the ISO, the hash should match. If it doesn’t, assume the ISO has been compromised and download another. But do make sure that you’re checking the right SHA- 1 hash on the MSDN website; your ISO might be mislabeled). The other easier, and completely legal, option is to download the Windows 8. Preview from Microsoft. It’s not as snappy as the final (RTM/GA) build, though, and has quite a few bugs/missing features. Bear in mind that if you go down this road, upgrading to a real version of Windows 8. How to install Windows 8. Once you have the Windows 8. ISO on your hard drive, the installation process is painless. Cracked product key for Windows 7 Ultimate activation has been released by hackers. Activate Windows 7 Ultimate with OEM SLP cracked Master Product Key. Before you begin, you should consider backing up your important files and documents, but it’s not really necessary. You should also ensure that you have plenty of free hard drive space (2. GB+). If you’re already running Windows 8 and you downloaded the RTM ISO from somewhere other than the Windows Store, you can install Windows 8. ISO in Explorer by double- clicking it, and then running the installer. If you’re on Windows 7, XP, or (bless your soul) Vista, you’ll need to burn the ISO to a USB thumb drive or DVD, or mount the ISO using a third- party virtual drive tool, like Magic ISO. If you already have Windows 8, and you waited for the official release date, installing Windows 8. Windows Store and downloading the free update. In both these cases, the upgrade process should be very smooth, with your apps and settings fully preserved. ![]() ![]() If you upgrade from Windows 8. Preview, however, you will lose your installed apps, unless you first run a cversion. Once you’ve installed Windows 8. Windows 8. 1 tips and tricks, and be sure to check our Windows 8. Sebastian Anthony wrote the original version of this article. It has since been updated with new information. |
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