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Sep 6, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Wish me luck -- I'm off to install the Client/App/Data components to VSTS TFS in *one* VHD image. My first snag, was seeing a weird !"ValueType mismatch" error that I couldn't explain, so I did some …

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Overloaded Terms

Sep 6, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I was commenting the other day that many TLAs at Microsoft are getting way too many meanings. Case in point, WSS, which can mean one of many things in this world, even with Microsoft technologies. At …

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Missing the Office Photo Editor!!?

Sep 6, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I love everything about Office 2003, except for the fact that Photo Editor is gone and the (ahem) replacement, is far from what I need. The good news is that you can just re-install the …

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NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 1 (x86)

Aug 23, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

If you want to download the latest .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 1, then click here: Beware of other versions of the .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 1's out there. The one above is dated late July, not June.

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www.pinvoke.net WIKI

Aug 23, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

A student of mine pointed this out today. Leave it to a C++ programmer to know all the platform tips and tricks. PINVOKE.NET addresses the difficulty of calling Win32 or other unmanaged APIs in …

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Recompiling in SQL Server 2005

Aug 19, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Thanks to Bob Beauchemin for pointing out this great paper on Batch Compilation, Recompilation, and Plan Caching Issues in SQL Server 2005.

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SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 Resource DVD

Aug 8, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

The SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 Resource DVD is your guide to SQL Server 2005. This DVD contains valuable materials and technical resources to help you understand and utilize the many new and enhanced …

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Feeling lazy? Let SqlCommandBuilder map your SProc's parameters

Aug 6, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

You may know my feeling on SqlCommandBuilder, but on those days you're feeling lazy ... Dim cmdNW As New SqlCommand cmdNW.Connection = conNW cmdNW.CommandType = …

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USB Gadgets

Aug 4, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Ok, so you're aware of the standard kinds of items that you can plug into your USB drive, such as: USB hard drives, floppy drives, etc. Flash memory drives Phone chargers Mice But, here's a list of …

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