8 Jul
2009
8 Jul
'09
5:31 p.m.
Hi Chris,
" 3.4
?Install any non side-by-side shared files to the correct
locations I've only just got around to reading this
properly, but it seems to be
saying the opposite of what you said -- it seems to be saying that
components that are shared across multiple vendors (such as audio
plugins of this type, presumably) may indeed be placed in the system
directory. Am I reading it wrong?
"to ensure backward compatibility"
i.e. The old way was to write dlls to the system directory. This is the
cause of 'dll hell' - updating one application breaks another. Windows now
bends over backward to avoid this.
The new way is 'side-by-side' system components where each version gets
it's own directory. Virtualization ensures each application uses the version
is was originally written with.
Side-by-side doesn't apply to application plugins I think, more intended for
operating system components.
Shared plugins go in "../Program Files/Common Files/"
Best Regards,
Jeff