Having an installer crap out on you when you?re excited to try out a new piece of software is an incredibly frustrating experience. Frustrating both for the user as well as for the product team. Every time I read on Twitter that someone is having trouble installing ASP.NET MVC , a new ulcer throbs in my side. A big part of the frustration is the lack of control and insight into what?s going wrong. Jacques (no blog), a developer on the ASP.NET team has put together a troubleshooting guide based on his research into what makes installers tick to help alleviate some of this lack of control. While his focus was primarily on the ASP.NET MVC installer, much of this information is useful for all MSI installers. But before we go into his troubleshooting...(read more) ...
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