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Could I get advice on how to use Patching in an alternate installation
scenario - please see my earlier thread (just 2 back) entitled "Please
check my logic..."

TIA
Steve Bywaters

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Looks good to me. If you are interested, I can test your installer on
Vista64 Ultimate and/or Vista32 Ultimate.

Friedrich

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> Looks good to me

You mean the second version of my 'scheme' , right?

Was my logic in the second post correct, that the manifest+ version (for
Vista) must always be 'installed', so that the patch can (conditionally)be
applied against it? (and the first version won't work, therefore)

If this works, I think its a very good way to ship the multi-version: copy
the file at installer compile time (so always the right version), then use
patching to minimise installer size... I like it!

I have *just* got my delivery of brand-new Vista machine from Dell, bought
to test all this stuff.... so once I've got it all set up... off we go

thanks
Steve

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Hi Steve,

Yes. But you can do both without any problem. Always install the non-Vista
version and patch to the Vista version on Vista machines -or- install the
Vista-version and patch to the non-Vista version on non-Vista machines.
From the technical point of view, it does not make a difference :)

Friedrich

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Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
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+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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But that wasn't what I was doing in my first 'try' (the original post)
In that case, *no* version was 'always installed'... which I later
considered to be an error.

But let's forget abut that - I like this funky method <g>

Steve Bywaters