Comments on: Why policies are made http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/ Shedding some light on topics of software development, Visual FoxPro, saving our planet, paying it forward, and anything else I find important enough to share. Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Paul Mrozowski http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Paul Mrozowski Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:23:41 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/#comment-1073 Take a look in the event log; it will usually have an entry there telling you which component it thinks is messed up. If it's just the class ID you'll have to search the registry for the program ID, but it will at least point you in the right direction.<br /><br />-Paul Take a look in the event log; it will usually have an entry there telling you which component it thinks is messed up. If it’s just the class ID you’ll have to search the registry for the program ID, but it will at least point you in the right direction.

-Paul

]]> By: Rick Schummer http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Rick Schummer Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:24:41 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/#comment-1074 Malcolm,<br /><br />VFP has been using the same setup probably since VFP 6. I don't think the root cause it the Windows Installer, rather something else destroying or changing a file belonging to or shared with VFP. In fact, VFP and Windows Installer are doing exactly what they are designed to do when something or someone monkeys around with the files.<br /><br />My curiosity is the what. Malcolm,

VFP has been using the same setup probably since VFP 6. I don’t think the root cause it the Windows Installer, rather something else destroying or changing a file belonging to or shared with VFP. In fact, VFP and Windows Installer are doing exactly what they are designed to do when something or someone monkeys around with the files.

My curiosity is the what.

]]> By: Malcolm Greene http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Malcolm Greene Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:10:17 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/#comment-1075 Rick,<br /><br />I recently had the exact same thing happen with the VFP 9 setup trying to run again every time I started VFP. I've never had this happen with any of the previous releases of VFP so I believe the root cause of this behavior is VFP's use of the DREADED Windows Installer technology trying to self-repair the VFP 9 setup when certain configuration details change on your workstation.<br /><br />As you point out, the way to repair this is to re-run the VFP setup.<br /><br />In addition to remembering to bring setup CD's with me, I've also begun archiving copies of important CD's (Office, VS Studio, VFP, etc) on my hard drive ... just in case.<br /><br />Good luck with your presentations at SWFox!<br /><br />Malcolm Rick,

I recently had the exact same thing happen with the VFP 9 setup trying to run again every time I started VFP. I’ve never had this happen with any of the previous releases of VFP so I believe the root cause of this behavior is VFP’s use of the DREADED Windows Installer technology trying to self-repair the VFP 9 setup when certain configuration details change on your workstation.

As you point out, the way to repair this is to re-run the VFP setup.

In addition to remembering to bring setup CD’s with me, I’ve also begun archiving copies of important CD’s (Office, VS Studio, VFP, etc) on my hard drive … just in case.

Good luck with your presentations at SWFox!

Malcolm

]]> By: Anonymous http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Anonymous Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:04:12 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2005/10/why-policies-are-made/#comment-1076 How hard is it to fire yourself? Put on a wig, look at yourself in the mirror, and in your best Donald Trump imitation say, "You're fired". How hard is it to fire yourself? Put on a wig, look at yourself in the mirror, and in your best Donald Trump imitation say, “You’re fired”.

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