New Windows Setup - Which comes first, development or application environment?

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xfile

Hi:

I am going to replace the current primary drive with a new HDD and to
perform a clean installation of Windows XP Pro because the current
environment is getting slower and some components are messed up with
different installation, removal, and updates of applications, Windows
service packs, patches, and development packages.

And based on the past experiences, I figured some problems seems to be
related to the sequence of program installation, such as certain components
have been changed or updated by a application or SDK installed later on but
have not been updated for all other applications using it which eventually
lead to certain problems.

So my question is, after the initial installation of Windows XP and
performed all updates for device drivers and Windows Update, shall I set up
the development environment first or installing applications along with the
environment?

By saying development environment, it was referred to things such as
FrontPage Extension, SharePoint Team Service, SDK, Starter Kits, database,
database components, and/or any other components that will be required to
develop web applications.

By saying applications, it was referred to applications such as FrontPage,
Dreamweaver, Office, and so on.

I understand that some development components also come with applications
and it might be updated when the application is being installed and updated.

But my goal is to minimize the chance of system components being messed up
as much as possible.

Thanks for any advice.
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

Add IIS (Windows components) before you install FP




| Hi:
|
| I am going to replace the current primary drive with a new HDD and to
| perform a clean installation of Windows XP Pro because the current
| environment is getting slower and some components are messed up with
| different installation, removal, and updates of applications, Windows
| service packs, patches, and development packages.
|
| And based on the past experiences, I figured some problems seems to be
| related to the sequence of program installation, such as certain components
| have been changed or updated by a application or SDK installed later on but
| have not been updated for all other applications using it which eventually
| lead to certain problems.
|
| So my question is, after the initial installation of Windows XP and
| performed all updates for device drivers and Windows Update, shall I set up
| the development environment first or installing applications along with the
| environment?
|
| By saying development environment, it was referred to things such as
| FrontPage Extension, SharePoint Team Service, SDK, Starter Kits, database,
| database components, and/or any other components that will be required to
| develop web applications.
|
| By saying applications, it was referred to applications such as FrontPage,
| Dreamweaver, Office, and so on.
|
| I understand that some development components also come with applications
| and it might be updated when the application is being installed and updated.
|
| But my goal is to minimize the chance of system components being messed up
| as much as possible.
|
| Thanks for any advice.
|
|
 
M

Mike Mueller

My order:
OS
Developement Enviroment
Applications


xfile wrote:
: Hi:
:
: I am going to replace the current primary drive with a
: new HDD and to perform a clean installation of Windows XP
: Pro because the current environment is getting slower and
: some components are messed up with different
: installation, removal, and updates of applications,
: Windows service packs, patches, and development packages.
:
: And based on the past experiences, I figured some
: problems seems to be related to the sequence of program
: installation, such as certain components have been
: changed or updated by a application or SDK installed
: later on but have not been updated for all other
: applications using it which eventually lead to certain
: problems.
:
: So my question is, after the initial installation of
: Windows XP and performed all updates for device drivers
: and Windows Update, shall I set up the development
: environment first or installing applications along with
: the environment?
:
: By saying development environment, it was referred to
: things such as FrontPage Extension, SharePoint Team
: Service, SDK, Starter Kits, database, database
: components, and/or any other components that will be
: required to develop web applications.
:
: By saying applications, it was referred to applications
: such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Office, and so on.
:
: I understand that some development components also come
: with applications and it might be updated when the
: application is being installed and updated.
:
: But my goal is to minimize the chance of system
: components being messed up as much as possible.
:
: Thanks for any advice.
 
C

clintonG

And install the .NET Framework or its SDK immediately *after* installing IIS
before any other applications.
 
X

xfile

Hi,

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I will install IIS as part of Windows installation and make sure its part is
being updated along with all Windows components.

After that, I will also make sure .Net environment has been installed and
updated.

Then move to other development components, such as Data Access SDK and so on
before moving to applications.

Thanks again and please let me know if any has other comments or
suggestions.
 
X

xfile

Hi,

Just a quick update -

Everything works extremely well (except one old game) by using the following
orders:

OS (Slipstreamed XP Pro SP2): IIS and all required components, drivers
Development environment: .Net framework 1.1 before OS updates
OS updates - including everything
Additional development environment: .Net SDK, Data Access SDK, database, and
so on.
Applications: Productivity and web development and so on.

One problem that I had before for Encarta Reference Library 2003 was Visual
C++ runtime error and I suspected it was caused after installed some
component update from SDK. Another was Office Clipart Organizer also caused
by installing some SDK - which had been solved.

None of those ever happened.

Thanks and hope this helps.
 
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