Monthly Archives: March 2012

C++ Day 2012 – Effective C++ programming with Visual Studio

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

C++ Day 2012 http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/events/vc/ Effective C++ programming with Visual Studio The slides you can download from skydrive.

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How to loop through all properties in Active Directory search result

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

The below code will search for an entry and loop through the properties in the Active Directory. //pass in AD server name, account , password that can access to this server DirectoryEntry entry = newDirectoryEntry(“LDAP://dc1.localserver.localdomain”, “Administrator”, “password”);   DirectorySearcher mySearcher … Continue reading →

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How to read from XML document using XMLDocument

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

How to read the XML element is somehow identical to How to update xml element. You can see the following lines from the How to update xml element sample. XmlNodeList nodeList = xDoc.GetElementsByTagName(“value”); nodeList[0].InnerXml = “zzz”; What you need to … Continue reading →

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This database file is not compatible with current instance of SQL Server

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

When you double click on mdf file then you might hit the below error message. ————————————————————————————– This database file is not compatible with current instance of SQL Server. To resolve this issue, you must upgrade the database file by creating … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Express is not included in Visual Studio 11 installation

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Don’t be surprised if you do not see MS SQL Server instance install with Visual Studio 11. When you open the existing application with mdf file then you will receive a message. “One or more Web Application projects in this … Continue reading →

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Install and Run VS 11 in Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

You can install and run VS 11 in Windows 8. I am not sure about the bugs you will face yet.

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Tricks to install Windows 8 in Oracle Virtual Box

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

If you are think of installing Windows 8 in Windows Virtual PC that Microsoft provides then all the best. In actual fact it cannot be done.   1. Download Oracle Virtual Box. 2. Set up a vhd disk 3. Mount … Continue reading →

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Disable password must meet complexity requirements in 2008

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

1. On the Windows 2008 Domain control, log on as a domain Administrator account, run “gpmc.msc” to open Group Policy MMC. 2. Click  Default Domain Policy. 3. On the pull down menu choose Action, click Edit. 4. Locate Computer Configuration\Windows … Continue reading →

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Visual Studio 11 Beta download

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Get Visual Studio 11 Beta here. http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads#vs  

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