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    Windows 7 .NET program closes at startup: "Unhandled exception"

    When I start occasionally .NET programs the close immediately after start. Just a simple error box appears informing me that "xxxxxxprogram has stopped working". I installed .NET 2.0 3.0 3.5 and 4.6.2 here on 64bit Win 7. Not all .NET programs are affected. As an example one of the...
  2. What would you do with 10kB?

    Sixteen years ago, Link Removed conceived of a contest that would test the mettle of any web designer: The 5k. The idea was that entrants would build an entire site in 5kb of code or less. Its aim was to force us to get creative by putting a bounding box on what we could do: Between servers and...
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    Windows Server Monitoring

    I hope I don't come across as horibly spammy on my third post here but I would like to share some info on a project that I've been working on. I know when it comes to free monitoring solutions we're all basically stuck with Nagios or some sort of Linux based product that is typically ugly and...
  4. Intellitest | Visual Studio Toolbox

    In this episode, Robert is joined by Link Removed, who shows us how to use IntelliTest to automatically generate unit tests. IntelliTest explores your .NET code to generate test data and a suite of unit tests. For every statement in the code, a test input is generated that will execute that...
  5. .NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn"): Analyzers and the Rise of Code-Aware Libraries |...

    We've rewritten (and open sourced!) the C# and VB compilers, and exposed their functionality through APIs as the .NET Compiler Platform. But what do these APIs mean for those who aren't compiler jocks? Learn about diagnostic analyzers, a key new feature of Visual Studio 2015 that lets a NuGet...
  6. Delimiter, Brace and Brackets... SyntaxHighlighter

    Today's Visual Studio Extension from Stefan Tashev is one of those nice to haves, one of a kind that you get very used to and come to rely on. With Visual Studio 2015 and the .NET Compiler Platform (fka Roslyn), building an extension like this should become very much easier, but today it's...
  7. WebSocketing the Kinect

    Link Removed, Microsoft Technical Evangelist, fills in a Kinect for Windows v2 sample gap, providing a means to connect to a Kinect web WebSockets and thereby a web browser... Link Removed For the older Kinect v1.0 there was a sample included with the Link Removed which provided browser...
  8. Creating a C# Portable Library to Interface with Smappee API for Home Energy Monitoring

    Today's project is from Tim Dams, on a device that I'd not seen before, but now that I've seen how Tim is using it and that I can C# it, well... :) A C# Portable Class Library to talk with Smappee API I wrote a small C# portable class library (.NET4.5/WP8.1/Win8) that allow users to talk with...
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    Windows 8 Shutdown Error: app is preventing shutdown - .NET-broadcastEventWindow.4.0.0.0.282af8c.0

    getting this strange error almost every time i shutdown the PC. this happens whether i close every application (or at least i think i do), or i leave some open (e.g., Chrome, IE). and it's intermittent.
  10. Error codes "0x8007066A" or "66A" occur when you install the .NET Framework updates

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    Windows XP KB2604110 will not go away - it is installed

    Hi, I keep being offered this Security Update Microsoft .NET Frame 3.0 SP2 Update and it is already installed. I have uninstalled it a number if times and them\n reinstalled it but this Update message will not go away. Any help would be appreciated. :confused: System: 2.85 Gigahertz Intel...
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    Windows 7 Windows Update Failed and Nuked Internet Connection (IP address still getting assigned)

    I was applying the some updates to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and the update process failed. I shut down the computer and when it rebooted, the computer reported my Internet connection was down. My computer is still getting an IP address and DNS settings from the router. I can ping 127.0.0.1 but...
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    Windows 8 How to Enable .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.5 on Windows

    I needed .NET 2.0 I found it is installed but you have to turn it on in Program and Features in Turn Windows features on and off. .NET 3.5 is in there also. Joe
  14. Update 4.0.2 for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1

    Describes an update that is available for Visual Studio 2010 SP1. This update adds support for designing and developing applications that target the .NET Framework 4.0.2. This update includes update 2544514, update 2544526, and update 2495593. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Current date on System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar not bolding in Win 7 OS

    Gregarious greetings, I work as a .NET Developer. I work on a Windows 7 PC that has Virtual PC/Windows XP mode. My C# code in the Visual Studio 2005 Win app on the Virtual PC/Windows XP mode successfully bolds dates on a System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar control based on certain logic that...
  16. Patch Tuesday heads-up 8/9/11: Critical IE update among 13 bulletins

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  17. Windows 7 Rx Workshop: Unified Programming Model

    Learn how to wrap existing event sources, including tasks, asynchronous methods, .NET events, etc. in observable sequences. Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed
  18. Microsoft Windows 8 concerns developers

    Tech giant is accused of fostering 'fear, uncertainly and doubt' by emphasising HTML5 and CSS3 for writing apps for tablets Independent developers for Microsoft's platforms are increasingly concerned about the lack of clarity from the software giant over the future direction of its programming...
  19. Should developers be scared of what Windows 8 will bring?

    In an attempt to make the operating system more 'finger friendly' Microsoft seems to be getting ready to move away from plaform technologies such as Win32, COM, MFC, ATL, .NET, Silverlight, and... Source: Yahoo! News
  20. Windows 8 HTML5/JS Comment Causes Panic Among Developers

    There's a full-blown panic going on in Microsoft's core third party developer community. After the big Windows 8 demonstration earlier this month where HTML5 and JavaScript were touted as a new way to create applications for Windows 8, speculation has gone through the roof - with developers...