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  The MaHop.Net Blog has started… Please note: We are moving to our new blog engine. So some links may still link to our old blog!   Coding Documentations A Quick Start Guide to Wix for C# Developpers Silverlight 4.0 Development in C# C# - Development C# - Solutions to some well known problems Some interesting Stuff Signing Assemblies (signtool.exe)

  A TypeSave BackgroundWorker sample solution written in C# Sample Application to download   Base on the work of Matt Valerio and the following article: http://thevalerios.net/matt/2008/05/a-type-safe-backgroundworker-wrapper/     Here is the Main code. For more details please download the Sample code. It’s a C# Visual Studio 2010 Solution.   (And one hint: If you need to store usefull information like this, includ...

To say it on the beginning: It was like a peace of cake and it feels like a brand new Laptop now! And it was my first selfe done Hardrive replacment! Windows Harddrive Index: Raised from 5,7 to 6,9 Application Startuptime is about 4 Times faster Overall Speed has doubled Steps to be done Take a backup Tool like Windows Backup or Acronis (I took Acronis) and Backup your complete Harddrive. (2 h) Switch of the Laptop and Remove the Harddrive b...

(Created: November 2009)   Downloads Download Complete Sample Solution WiX.zip (1,09 mb) Latest WIX Releases http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/ Steps to Do: Installation of WiX Creating and organizing the Solution and important settings Prerequisites Be prepared for Upgrades Installing Files Installing a Service Installing Shortcuts on Desktop and in Programs Menu Starting Managed Custom Actions (starting Installer Class and its C# Code loc...

  Creating a Project Open Visual Studio 2008 and create a new project – Select Wix – and WiXProject   Go to the Properties Page of the Project and verify the following Settings: (put in values that are good for you) Installer Output Name !!! Hint: Be aware that this name should stay the same over all versions of your product!!! Build Cultures to Build Output Path     Adding References You need to add the following references to the project ...

  Installing Wix is very simple… Download the latest Wix Toolkid from Sourceforge here and follow the instructions on the Wix Homepage You should have some new project Templates in Visual Studios Create New Project Dialog like in the following picture     <= Back to Content