Hi All,

I came across a wired case while working on my project.I am wondering if anybody can suggest any points.

1) I have developed an Activex using C#
2) Created Setup using Setup project.
3) Created a deployable CAB File using MS CABARC tool
4)Signed the Cab using verisign certificate
5)Deployed the Cab into my application server.

User did the following:

1) He installed the Activex (say 1.0.0.5)from our application and he was ok with it.
2) After somedays we had some new enhansments in our Activex and we deployed the New Cab in our application server. Say( 1.0.0.6)
3) Through our upgrade feature user downloads the new updated Cab from our application and now he is on 1.0.0.6
4) He found couple of issues and requested us to revert back to the older Cab (1.0.0.5)
5) We did revert the Cab at our application server .
6)User uninstalled the 1.0.0.6 from him machine
7) Went to our application to install 1.0.0.5
8) But we found that 1.0.0.6 is getting installed everytime to his machine.

Can anybody explain what was the cause of the issue ?

I am suspecting the Cab file still getting installed from his internet cache .I dont know the Exact location where IE keeps the Cab file and runs the extract script.

Any help will be helpfull to me.

Thanks

Dwipayan Das

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Dwipayan Das

Hi Dwipayan Das,

So I think you can try to clear all temporary files of your web browser. Then restart your web browser to install the activeX again. Here is the step to clear the temporary files.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897

Could you please try it and tell me the result?

Sincerely,
Kira Qian

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Hi Dwipayan Das,

Do you mean you have publish the reverted version(1.0.0.5) and user also uninstall the v1.0.0.6. But when they want to install it again, it still come with the v1.0.0.6? I want to know if a fresh user install the activeX, does it come with the reverted v1.0.0.5?

Please test it on a fresh computer, the test result can help us to narrow down the issue.

Sincerely,
Kira Qian

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Hi Kira Qian,

1) As per the user requested us to revert the Cab back to 1.0.0.5 we did it,
2) In a fresh machine we are able to install 2.0.0.5
3) But for the user who has already upgraded to 2.0.0.6 is never going back to 2.0.0.5
4) In our JSP page we shows what is the version of the Cab the server has and user is going to isstall.
5) The install_activex.JSP pages that the version of Cab is 2.0.0.5 but when we verify in add-remove its shows us 2.0.0.6 .

I think the the actvex Cab is somewhere is staying in the Clinet's cache and not geting cleared.

Thanks

Das

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Dwipayan Das

Hi Dwipayan Das,

So I think you can try to clear all temporary files of your web browser. Then restart your web browser to install the activeX again. Here is the step to clear the temporary files.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897

Could you please try it and tell me the result?

Sincerely,
Kira Qian

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Hi Kira Qian,

Thanks for the solution.It worked for me and the user.

Question: As these cab files are stored in internet temporary folders,why they are not cleared autometically.

Cheers...

Thanks a lot..

Dwipayan Das

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Dwipayan Das