I am busy working on a project that was handed on to me from another contractor. I am always hesitant to criticise other peoples work, because you just don't know what conditions the code was written under, and we have all written our fair share of dodgy code in our lifetimes. This project however is just to much at times...

I am sure a lot of us have come across poor quality pirated DVDs (at friend's houses, naturally) where the retranslations are a bit screwy. This one from SWEPIII takes the cake though...

 Click on the pic for the rest of the 'story' - it is a hose...

I was looking for some information on how to create a virtual directory from a setup msi and I came across this excellent repository, with links on how to create the following custom actions:

• Register Microsoft Enterprise Library Sample Custom Action DLL Written in C++
• Check if License Text was Completely Viewed
• Darwin Transform and Its Application in Windows Installer Custom Actions
• Enable Setup to Take Focus
• Attach Database with MSDE
• List SQL Servers
• Calling a Visual Basic ActiveX DLL as Custom Action
• Create Virtual Directory in IIS
• Detect File System
• File Browse Dialog
• Get Short Name Equivalent for Long Path
• MTS Management
• Register TLB File Using VBScript
• Streaming a File From the Binary Table
• Writing to the Installer Log File

There is also information on debugging custom actions - definitely a page to add to your bookmarks!