Vista vs. XP Manifests

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Hi all,

In my installs where I have EXE files, I will now build them without
the included XP Manifest and then add the Vista manifest to them in SB
6.5.

What happens if:

1. I forget to remove the XP manifest setting in Clarion before I
compile?

2. These exe are used on XP? I.e. will the Vista manifest thing work
without any problems on XP

I guess that in Clarion I just uncheck the "Include Default XP
Manifest" and check the "Generate Manifest" so that it is still themed
when I test it locally.

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Creative, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Hi Arnór,

> In my installs where I have EXE files, I will now build them without
> the included XP Manifest and then add the Vista manifest to them in SB
> 6.5.
>
> What happens if:
>
> 1. I forget to remove the XP manifest setting in Clarion before I
> compile?

In this case, SetupBuilder will not modify your .exe (app will still have a
XP manifest).

> 2. These exe are used on XP? I.e. will the Vista manifest thing work
> without any problems on XP

Yes, SetupBuilder makes use of a backward-compatible manifest.

> I guess that in Clarion I just uncheck the "Include Default XP
> Manifest" and check the "Generate Manifest" so that it is still themed
> when I test it locally.

Yes, correct.

Friedrich

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Hi Friedrich,

>
>Yes, correct.

Wow, I'm finally figuring this out<g>

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Creative, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Arnor,

Just one point regarding manifests : if you have PowerTheme installed like I
do in a multi-dll multi-proj app then take a close look at twhat happens
with the SB Vista manifest on sheets-tabs if I remember well

I had to come back to Clarion XP manifests because of some problems there
..... maybe changed since my trials though ....but it is always better to
check

JP
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Hi Jean-Pierre,

>Just one point regarding manifests : if you have PowerTheme installed like I
>do in a multi-dll multi-proj app then take a close look at twhat happens
>with the SB Vista manifest on sheets-tabs if I remember well

It works fine in my post-installer, but that's a local exe, no dlls.
There is a method in my utility class that themes a panel and it turns
it into a no-tab sheet and then XPThemes theme it:) I've been using
this for years with good results. Just did that in the post-installer
and everything looks good, except the progress bars ofcourse, but
nothing we can do about that<g>

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Creative, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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> Hi Friedrich,

>>
>>Yes, correct.
>
> Wow, I'm finally figuring this out<g>

Arnór,

SetupBuilder Developer Edition 6.5 makes it so easy to add the Vista
Manifest (XP compatible), run an Armadillo batch file to protect and Code
Sign everything - that I just compile, run SB65, install to Official
Install Folder - Copy program to working folder AND test with everything in
place (since code signing is SO important in Vista and testing)!

Sometimes I take a few extra steps and just load an SB Web update and
wupdate my own test configuration - kinda neat to watch a web installed
update in progress - copying the latest improvements - EXE - Help File to a
test program folder! :-D

David

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Hi David,

>Sometimes I take a few extra steps and just load an SB Web update and
>wupdate my own test configuration - kinda neat to watch a web installed
>update in progress - copying the latest improvements - EXE - Help File to a
>test program folder! :-D

Been using web update for a client project for couple of years now and
it is just about the coolest thing there is!

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Creative, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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