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How to write policy redirect files for native SxS dlls?

Where can I find a good reference that explains how to write and install a SxS policy redirecting from one native assembly version to another? I've already succeeded in building and installing two versions of my native assembly using a wix…
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where is Pktextract.exe installed?

I have Visual Studio 2008 and the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 installed. I believe that is the latest platform SDK. I'm trying to build a signed dll to be installed in SxS. All the tutorials explain to use a tool…
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Spawn process in Java, similar as double-click

I have a Java application and i would like to spawn a new process(start a .bat file), that will essintially do the same thing as by double-clicking on it. I have tried both Runtime.getRuntime().exec() and ProcessBuilder in order to spawn that…
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How does SXS chooses which framework version should be loaded?

I'm currently working on getting .NET Assemblies (with COM classes) to work registration free. It works well, however i have one issue which i can't seem to pin-point the exact cause. My issue is, assembly binding isn't done on the correct .NET…
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How to enforce managed code be executed under .net 2.0 in .net 4 process (SxS)

In some articles people mention "explicit run sxs". Is it actually possible? I've read several articles concerning the…
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COM Side by Side Assemblies using dll's from another directory?

I'm pretty sure the answer is no but just in case: For a stand alone exe with an appropriate SxS manifest, is it possible to reference COM DLL's using a relative path or load them from a directory that is not the current directory? We're operating…
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How to debug registry free COM?

I have a messy situation wrapping a couple of 3rd party COM components. Actually it's one COM component and several .NET assemblies. The .NET assemblies in turn depend on the same 3rd party's internal COM component. When I have the COM DLLs…
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External manifest seems to be unrecognized by Windows

I am using an external manifest for a very simple program I have written, program.exe. I have an external manifest, program.exe.1.manifest, in the same directory. These are the contents:
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How to resolve "two assemblies with same name"

I have an application which uses version 8.0.50727.5592 of the CRT. One of the dependent libraries uses version 8.0.50727.762. When I run the application on a machine with version 8.0.50727.4940 installed, I get a "side-by-side configuration is…
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VB6 RegFreeCom SideBySide SxS Manifest Test for TABCTL32.ocx

In not so recent years, I have added Configuration forms to some of my VB6 programs. Tab controls are pretty handy to group different categories for the various configurations to be managed. My Development PC is a virtual PC running Windows XP…
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How are some apps able to simply unzip and run on Windows PCs without SxS problems?

It's a common complaint from certain groups that installing on Windows spreads stuff all over the filesystem and registry, and some apps provide the option to simply unzip the files so you can 'uninstall' just be deleting. But how do they avoid all…
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How can I catch a Side-By-Side (SxS) manifest load error without crashing on startup?

I have a C++ application which uses controls contained in a managed (C#) library. The controls are activated using Registry-Free COM Interop (SxS activation). If the managed library is missing, the application shuts down immediately with a generic…
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C#, sxstrace and the visual studio

I have a question. Sometimes, there are occurring some side-by-side errors. One help to get the solution for this type of errors, there is a nice tool, called sxstrace.exe. So when I start my program (TestProgram.exe), which has some errors in the…
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Can't execute 64 bit version of my program

I'm just trying to build 64 bit version of an existing program (EXE with some dependent DLLs). Since it was very easy under Linux (just recompile it), I was optimistic it could be somehow similar under Windows. Unfortunately it is not... After…
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XP Deploying issues due to msvcr90.dll trying to load FlsAlloc

I have an application build with VS2008 SP1a (9.0.30729.4148) on Windows 7 x64 that does not want to start under XP. The message is The application failed to initialize properly (0x80000003). Click on OK to terminate the application.. I checked with…
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