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Uninstalling .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
You may have a need to uninstall .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, perhaps for testing purposes or because you find it causes you some specific issue with an application you have. If this is the case, it's...
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Free Microsoft Developer and web design software for full time students
This sounds like a good deal. Free? Free? Sounds to good to be true :-). But it is. If you are a full time student and into software development, take a look:...
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Link: Useful article on ASP.NET Performance...
Over on the "ACE Team" blog there's a useful blog post with some performance tips for ASP.NET sites. The point about batch compilation and Debug="true" was certainly correct for version 1.1 but I think...
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A long lost friend
I was looking for one of my blog posts the other day that talks about how ASP.NET uses Windows memory. I was hunting and hunting and could not find it anywhere. I finally realised that at some point I...
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Bogus error messages during compilation of C# web projects after installing...
A fix has published for an issue whereby after installing Visual Studio 2008 SP1 you may see bogus error messages during compilation of your C# based web projects. You may see lots of compilation error...
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ASP.NET food for thought...
Looking for some great ASP.NET information and learning resources? Here's a few .. ASP.NET Whitepapers ASP.NET FAQ Securing ASP.NET Websites Learn ASP.NET If you've got any favourites, I'd love to hear...
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Getting the .NET Framework made easy...
The Microsoft .NET Framework product group have been busy making it easier to find out about and install the latest version of the .NET Framework... a simple URL and a clean UI at...
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"Error creating control - ControlInstanceName '[text]' could not be set on...
One of the cases I've been working on recently is for an issue introduced by Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. The fix has now been finalised and released on the MSDN Code Gallery. When...
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Hey, where's my session state gone?
This is from a case I helped a customer with last Autumn. It was one of those kick yourself moments when I realised what the problem was and we even have a KB article about it. But it is relatively...
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Some recent ASP.NET fixes (March 2009)
[Updated 8th April 2009. I don’t generally like to change posts after they have been published but I wrote this post while some of the KB articles were still being authored. For a number of reasons...
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“Web server here” shell integration
This is a very useful and neat little trick: http://haacked.com/archive/2008/06/24/vs2008-web-server-here-shell-extension.aspx Doug
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ASP.NET fixes page
This page is no longer being updated. Please see this page instead. [last update - 20th November 2007 - added 938276 and .NET 2.0 SP1 entry,] [previous update - 31st August 2007 - added 939866,]...
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More on the mysterious case of accessing .NET Performance Counters using WMI
Back in February I blogged about a strange case we had seen where a customer was having trouble seeing certain ASP.NET performance counters when using WMI to access them. If you start Perfmon with the...
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Failed to CoCreate profiler
Sometimes support cases are like buses. You never see one and then two or three the same come along all at once. Recently one of my team mates asked me about an error his customer was getting in their...
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ASP.NET User-Agent limitation expanded from 256 to 512 characters
Today, I am pleased to bring you a guest posting from one of my colleagues, Daisuke Maki, Escalation Engineer for Web Developer technologies in Microsoft Japan. In fact this is the English translation...
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Free Web Application Toolkits
Ever wanted to develop some cool new website feature but not been sure how to start? Well, there are a bunch of web application toolkits here to get you started. They demonstrate how to start...
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Perfecto–a performance tool for ASP.NET applications
Not had a chance to try this out yet but this looks pretty interesting: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/josere/archive/2010/04/09/taking-a-quick-peek-at-the-performance-of-your-asp-net-app.aspx It takes...
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Errors installing ASP.NET 4.0
Here is a little problem you might run into when trying to use aspnet_regiis.exe to register ASP.NET 4 on a site. C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319>aspnet_regiis -i Start installing...
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MS10-070 - Important ASP.NET security bulletin and update available
On Tuesday we released a very important security bulletin and update for ASP.NET. If you are responsible for an ASP.NET web server please take the time to review the information and act accordingly....
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FIX: Inline data-binding expressions in a templated web user control...
We've now published the KB article for a new hotfix that arose from a customer case I was working on recently: FIX: Inline data-binding expressions in a templated web user control disappear after you...
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