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Horodruin – Cannot download Visual C++ redist from MS hosts

If you will not be able to install and run Horodruin without MS Visual C++ redist package, because of hosting server problem like this one: …   After a first panic phase, I improved it to a specific local dedicated Support for External Packages page including all the related needed warnings. Good Luck 🙂   NOTE 12/05/2022: during the nightfall, the server problems seem to … Continue reading Horodruin – Cannot download Visual C++ redist from MS hosts »

Horodruin v6… went in beta phase a week ago!

The new version took me about 2 years to be completed. The main focus was to rip off VCL framework, in order to switch to MS Visual Studio compilers. This point forced me to reorganize and rewrite the whole Interface code, but it also triggered tons of internal improvements and optimizations. Finally, there will be 32 and 64 bits versions…

released sys_minon 1.7.32.0

reorganized main window options. added PowerShell Prompt launcher. added Windows 10 Memory Test Scheduling. added Safe Mode Scheduling. OEM Drivers Repository: improved UI window. OEM Drivers Repository: improved older items detection. minor fixes & improvements. link

HOWTO Take your Visual Studio browsing files under control

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that one of the encrypted disks was going out of free space. After some investigations, I found many folders containing huge VS2017 temp files: <your solution folder>\.vs\<your solution name>\v15\ipch\AutoPCH I fixed the problem by deleting them all. The walkaround I also found that this is a WAD (work as designed), but it can be a walkaround by updating … Continue reading HOWTO Take your Visual Studio browsing files under control »