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Visual Studio 2010 SP1 - now available on Microsoft Update

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:38:46 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 SP1 has been available for a while now. This post has several links and information on new updates.

How to uninstall Internet Explorer 9 Beta from Window Server 2008 R2

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:49:32 GMT

How to uninstall Internet Explorer 9 Beta from Window Server 2008,Window Server 2008 R2,Vista, Window 7

Hard Links vs. Soft Links

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:24:26 GMT

File IO. Hard Links vs. Soft Links

Creating Transacted Files

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:33:10 GMT

One of new File IO features of Windows Vista, Transactional Files

Advanced Control of UAC

Mon, 31 May 2010 14:26:25 GMT

Advanced Control of UAC in Windows Vista (and future versions)

Windows Error Reporting - how to collect mini dump?

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:53:47 GMT

Windows Error Reporting - how to make Windows Vista store mini dumps locally so that they can be collected by a developer for postmortem debugging?

A Service-Monitor Gadget for IIS and SQL-Server

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:46:33 GMT

This Gadget for Windows Vista or Windows 7 gives your control over Windows Services like IIS/W3SVC or MSSQLServer. You can see if the Services are running, stop them or restart them.

Smarten up your UI with Task Dialogs

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:45:01 GMT

Put your message boxes on steroids. Take advantage of the new-look dialogs in Windows Vista and Windows 7 in your applications and smarten up your UI.

Smarten up your UI with Task Dialogs

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:45:01 GMT

Put your message boxes on steroids. Take advantage of the new-look dialogs in Windows Vista and Windows 7 in your applications and smarten up your UI.

Windows 128bit was just baloney

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:26:42 GMT

Caveat: I've been sitting on the information contained in this post for quite a while now, but it has finally perturbed me enough to put it out there for all of you (and myself, for that matter). If you would be so kind as to help spread the word, that would be great as the lie has spread like wildfire and taken on various forms, such as sites now reporting that Windows 8 will be 128-bit (ridiculous). Not only that, but the perpetrator that started this mess needs to be called out with fair warning given to all. What you choose to believe by the end of this post will be up to you, but my intentions here are to help sift out the garbage in a community full of journalists who - like me - truly bust their butts to bring you solid, unique, and honest content.

Automatically attaching VHD files in Windows 7 and Windows 2008

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:16 GMT

If you have played with the new VHD feature in windows 7 or windows 2008 then you know just how cool of a feature this is. However the problem is that when you reboot your machine you find that when it comes back up all your VHD files are no longer attached? Here is what I did to get around the issue.

DirectX 11 for Windows 7 and Vista SP2

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:05:24 GMT

DirectX® 11, the next generation of graphics technology, arrives with Windows 7. This is great news for players because the game developers will utilize new features to create rich worlds, realistic characters, and more fluid gameplay.

Review: Laplink PCMover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:54:26 GMT

An in-place upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 is not a path supported by Microsoft, but Laplink has a utility that allows you do this. My overall experience was that the tool is easy to use and works very well. There were a couple of hiccups I found, which are detailed in the post.

Windows 7 Installation - Part 2: Windows Easy Transfer

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:16:51 GMT

Hi there, Yesterday I wrote about the Windows Upgrade Advisor. Today I'll be blogging about the Windows Easy transfer. This is the second step in the process of moving on from Windows XP to Windows 7. Here are the screenshots of my Windows Easy Transfer:

Windows 7 Installation - Part 1: Windows 7 upgrade advisor

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:02:15 GMT

Hi there, Yesterday I have run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on my Windows XP laptop. The noticable thing is that Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2008 needs additional installation after an upgrade and I should also update certain drivers after a Windows 7 installation. Real soon I'll be moving over from Windows XP to Windows 7. But first: Backup your data, which I'll be covering tomorrow how to do that.

Configuring Vista and Windows 7 boot manager (boot menu timeout)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:30:07 GMT

Setting Windows 7 boot manager timeout.

Impementing Windows Ribbon

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:43:17 GMT

Steps require to enable your application with Windows Ribbon

Why Windows Ribbon

Thu, 21 May 2009 09:33:32 GMT

List downs the advantages/featues of Windows Ribbon framework which makes the development/management of the Ribbon UI a piece of cake.

Windows 7 as a platform

Tue, 19 May 2009 21:07:38 GMT

New additions in Windows 7 platform for developers and ISV. These are list of thee platform updates and pointers to where to find more about.

Windows 7 RC out this week

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:15:36 GMT

Go check-out the latest changes!

Windows Vista Performance Issue Illustrates Importance of Context

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:31:44 GMT

The details of the problems being experienced by the poster (which revolve around a globally load-balanced site that was for some reason not being distributed very equally) point to an interesting conundrum: just how much control over site decisions should a client have? Given the scenario described, and the conclusion that it is primarily the result of an over-eager client implementation in Windows Vista of a fairly obscure DNS-focused RFC, the answer to how much control a client should have over site decisions seems obvious: none.

Browser Wars? Turf Wars? Why?

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:55:58 GMT

Sarah has a brief but passionate discussion about the state of the browser wars, and specifically why anyone cares that Microsoft Windows ships with Internet Explorer.

Free Windows Vista E-Book

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:57:29 GMT

You will not get better price for this book.

SharePoint not reachable through IE, with Firefox no problem

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:06:21 GMT

Problem description: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage At one of my customers, all of a sudden, the SharePoint website was not accessible anymore for some users. Those users were prompted for their credentials when trying to enter the SharePoint website, but then they got immediately a Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage error page. The SharePoint environment was a MOSS 2007 environment with Windows Authentication.

Vista-style dialog using TaskDialog (with Windows XP emulation!)

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:16:51 GMT

Examples and explanation on integrating a lightweight slick Vista-style task dialog (extended message dialog) within managed .NET code. Both Vista and lower compatible through emulation techniques.