Monthly Archives: November 2011

Crystal report design display nothing in Visual Studio 2010

Posted on November 30, 2011 by chanmingman

When you open your Crystal Report project in Visual Studio 2010 you might find nothing like the picture below.   You need to go to http://www.businessobjects.com/jump/xi/crvs2010/us2_default.asp download the Crystal Report standard. Uninstall the Beta 2.   Reinstall the file you … Continue reading →

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Android application does not run in emulator

Posted on November 30, 2011 by chanmingman

You might run into a situation where your Android emulator started fine but the application does not get deployed. One of the possible reason could be the application that you created is not the same as the emulator that you … Continue reading →

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For C# beginner

Posted on November 28, 2011 by chanmingman

C# Fundamentals: Development for Absolute Beginners is a good resource for C# beginner. Watch the video and download the code.

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Install virtual 64 bit Windows Operating System in Windows 7

Posted on November 27, 2011 by chanmingman

I think most of the IT Pros and Developers are quite disappointed like me Windows Virtual PC does not support 64 bit Windows. VmWare Workstation can do that but unfortunately I do not think it is free. The only tool … Continue reading →

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MSDN Forum Assistant, TechNet Forum Assistant

Posted on November 24, 2011 by chanmingman

You can download MSDN Forum Assistant, TechNet Forum Assistant and put your forums as a gadget that get closer to you. The assistant makes you easy to read, create and search a forum.  

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Cannot install .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 in Windows 7

Posted on November 23, 2011 by chanmingman

I still see many posts related to cannot install .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 in Windows 7. The answer is you cannot install .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 in Windows 7 because NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 … Continue reading →

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There was a failure to validation setting CTLRUSERS in validation function ValidateUsers – SQL 2012 Setup error

Posted on November 22, 2011 by chanmingman

Error “There was a failure to validation setting CTLRUSERS in validation function ValidateUsers” when Add Current User to Distributed Replay Controller.   Please see the video below.   There was a failure to validation setting CTLRUSERS in validation function ValidateUsers … Continue reading →

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Add Logging to an Application using Enterprise Library 5 Logging block

Posted on November 21, 2011 by chanmingman

The video below shows how to add Logging to an Application using Enterprise Library 5 Logging block. Add Logging to an Application using Enterprise Library 5 Logging block   Resources: TechInsights 2011 Enterprise Library 5 – A lap around–sample Logging … Continue reading →

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Use Dataset with Web Service to pass data

Posted on November 21, 2011 by chanmingman

Web Service has been around since year 2000. Today I still see people serialize XML to pass data in Web Service in .NET platform. Do not do web services to return data by serializing XML. You can use Dataset to … Continue reading →

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