I have noticed that most of the links to sites "designed to help beginners" generally talk about how to create msi's, how to modify these packages or even how to fix some ICE errors. However, these sites do not give beginners any information on very important basic concepts such as Self Healing, Installation Sequences, how to read the logs generated on installation of the msi. These "basic" concepts can help beginners understand things like how these ICE errors occur or say in the even of a failed msi installation where to look in the package based on the information given by the verbose log file.

This site (written by John McFadyen) will provide detailed information on these concepts Windows Installer Blog.

Happy reading!! :-)

Due to limited memory, installing a Ghost client on these devices will fail. 1-click virtual partition boot media tends to fail, as well. Here is a method to backup and restore to an iGel Thin Client:

1. Create a Standard Ghost Boot Package using PC-DOS on a USB flash drive.

2. Boot to that device; the boot order will need to be changed to allow booting to that device.

3. Choose Local > Disk > To Image to backup, or choose Local > Disk > From Image to restore.

Note: The USB flash drive used will need to be large enough to accomodate the Ghost boot package and the image.

Channel Insider has posted several articles in regards to items coming out of Manage Fusion 09 in Vegas last week.  This article talkes about utilizing Symantec's Workflow product.

Symantec is betting huge on the integration between workflow and other products.  The CEO of Symantec stated in the article: “It’s all about integration,” says Enrique Salem, Symantec’s chief operating officer and future CEO, who mentioned the game-changing potential of workflow technology in the opening of his keynote address at Managed Fusion."

The Workflow Solution is indeed a game changing product for Symantec because it can integrate into other products than those made by Symantec.  Need to integrate with Sharepoint, Active Directory, Exchange or other products?  Workflow can do...

As always, the keynote kicked off with a joke or two from Steve Morton.  We love Steve here at Symantec, and are always ready to enjoy his jokes.  Now to the elephant in the room not named Steve Morton. 

ALTIRIS 7 launches!!!

As beta program manager for the Endpoint Management group, I am happy to say that Altiris 7 has shipped.  And more importantly - it is ready to be shipped.  As you heard in the announcement today from Enrique Salem our next CEO, we have worked long and hard to ensure a successful release.  Today is the culmination of all our efforts, from development, QA, partners, and our customers we all combined to help launch Altiris 7. 

Who was that, Joaquin Phoenix? 

Yeah, that was me.  I think I threw Morton off-script.  Not sure if it was the hair, or the beard, but I am proud to say that I left Steve Morton speechless (rare occurrence) and in fits of laughter during a MF keynote....