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Ever tried to add a built in group to a project in azdo and it will not appear in the search box? You can go to the group you are trying to add instead and navigate to the “member of” tab and use the add button there to search for the project instead.

So I needed an easy way to uninstall an msi from a test machine in an azure devops pipeline without needing access to the msi itself. As its for testing and we use the major Upgrade pattern I dont know the previous MSI’s product code so. I only have access to the upgrade code. So…

Desktop : C:\Users\<user>\Desktop Programs : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs MyDocuments : C:\Users\<user>\Documents Personal : C:\Users\<user>\Documents Favorites : C:\Users\<user>\Favorites Startup : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Recent : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent SendTo : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo StartMenu : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu MyMusic : C:\Users\<user>\Music MyVideos : C:\Users\<user>\Videos DesktopDirectory : C:\Users\<user>\Desktop MyComputer : NetworkShortcuts : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts Fonts : C:\Windows\Fonts Templates : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates CommonStartMenu : C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu…

grr argh. I recently had to move a project collection from one server to another with the aid of MS support. I did this by restoring backups and using TFSconfig to remap the databases. One of the steps we did was to delete some rows from the configuration database that referred to the other project…

This document describes how to write a patch that lives outside the usual servicing strategy. It is assumed the reader already understand the use and creation of service packs and cumulative updates. The need for this kind of update became apparent when the digital certificates used to sign the patches expired and the new certificate…

Basic Guidelines Rule 0 – Never deploy modifiable resources Separate the product’s set-up requirements into installation and configuration. Generally, installers should install things that remain static throughout the time the product is installed. Modifiable data should be generated by the application when missing (not just on first run). Deployment and Operation [of an application] need…