No, no, I'm a 100% sure we still need to pass through Add/Remove
programs (ARP) to install softwares.
Three months ago, I installed VNC 4.1.2 Free edition on a new Windows
Server 2003 (Standard Edition). I forgot then to use ARP to install it.
Later on, when I tried to connect to VNC, I was constantly got rejected.
Once I uninstalled VNC and reinstalled it through ARP, VNC was working
perfectly.
Another example (though not really related to VNC): I'm making a setup
for my company's software. Such installer is programmed using
InstallShield. My company's software needs target computer to have .NET
Framework 1.1. So I used InstallShield API to detect the presence of .NET
before proceeding to install. Now, in a Windows Server 2003 machine, if the
user just double-clicks the installer, the InstallShield API will return a
"false" meaning that it can't find .NET framework 1.1 which is totally false
since .NET 1.1 is integrated into the O/S! But if the user installs it
through ARP, everything's going as it should have been.
Using the ARP means that system resources are open and ready to
changes.
HTH
On Nov 23, 2007 1:17 PM, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am afraid that you are mistaken - you may be thinking of the old Windows
> NT Terminal Server Edition, for which there were special requirements for
> software installation.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seak, Teng-Fong
> > Sent: 16 November 2007 15:53
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: windows 2003 connection loss
> >
> > On Nov 16, 2007 4:34 PM, Mike Cavanagh
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > In regards to Teng-Fond Seak's question: I installed VNC
> > by launching
> > > the EXE, not via Add/Remove Programs.
> > >
> >
> > That's what I thought. Installation in a server must
> > always be done via Add/remove programs.
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