Monthly Archives: December 2007

Set Default Formats for New Office Documents from Windows Explorer

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Aaron Parker

If you’re deploying Office 2007 and haven’t yet standardised on the new file formats, you’re probably already aware of how to set the default file formats via Group Policy, or using the Office Customization Tool to set the defaults before … Continue reading →

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MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization Available

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Aaron Parker

No official word from the SoftGrid/Application Virtualisation blog yet, but Microsoft have released the MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization for converting your sequenced application to MSI installs. The MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization is a new tool designed … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista SP1 – Streamlining UAC Interaction

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Aaron Parker

Here’s a great example of the improvements to interaction with User Account Control in Windows Vista Service Pack -creating folders in system locations (e.g. the Start Menu, Program Files etc.). This is probably the most ‘in your face’ UAC interaction, … Continue reading →

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The Short NAP: Monday December 17 2007

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Aaron Parker

The Short NAP is a (semi-regular) quick list of Microsoft Network Access Protection and Server/Domain Isolation related links from around the web. Here are the links for Monday the 17th of December 2007: The Cable Guy gives a great overview, … Continue reading →

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Running the latest Oracle JInitiator

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Aaron Parker

Here’s a really simple method for using running the latest version of the Oracle JInitiator even though your application may require a specific version. DISCLAIMER: This is most likely unsupported by Oracle but it thus far it’s worked for me. … Continue reading →

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