Useful information emerged overnight for anyone that is using the Live Framework to build Mesh Enabled Web Applications. Using a simple registry hack it is now possible to run the Live Framework tech preview client and the Live Mesh beta client side-by-side on the same device. I’ve installed both on my development VM and everything seems to be working OK. here are the two running side-by-side in the systray:
This is great for me. I now have all the code (inc. SSIS packages, Live Framework stuff, SDS-sh etc…) that I have written in Visual Studio over the past few years living in the same place and backed up using Mesh. Whenever I get a new machine I can simply point Mesh at the Visual Studio Projects folder and sync up!
Instructions for the registry hack are as follows:
- Uninstall Live Framework Client.
- Install Mesh Client Beta from www.mesh.com.
- Add the following registry item:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Live Framework Client\AllowSxS = 1 (DWORD)
- Install Live Framework client from developer.mesh-ctp.com
More information at Use Mesh Client Beta and Live Framework Client Side by Side on the Live Framework forum.
-Jamie