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Creating a Vista Bootable USB Key by dotnetgeek

This post comes after spending an evening scouring the Internet looking for a solution to this very problem. I was trying to get a bootable ISO (CD) to be copied over onto a usb key and then be able to boot from the USB key. After looking around for some...
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Live From My Office, Its PDC 2008! by dotnetgeek

I was left off the train that recently left for PDC 2008. Had I not gotten to go to Tech Ed this year I may even be really bummed. Lucky for me Microsoft has really made it easy to attend by bringing up the site microsoftpdc.com . The site has the entire...
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Quiet Down UAC by dotnetgeek

I recently was sent a utility by a friend called ' TweakUAC ', which he claimed could quiet down UAC such that it could still protect the system but stop prompting you for all the “Windows needs your permission to continue” boxes. Skeptical of...
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Where Did Appear Offline Go?!? Office Communicator 2007 by dotnetgeek

My company upgraded to Office Communicator 2007 as our standard messaging platform from Communicator 2005. One of the features of 2005 that was nice was the 'appear offline' mode. This allowed me to get work done without people bothering me but...
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Using the Copy Database Wizard - Upgrading from SQL 2005 to 2008 Database by dotnetgeek

I spent the better part of today messing with Hyper-V and cloning to my heart's content. I am now officially running 2K8 / IIS 7 on all my dev servers. While this is not a big deal, one thing I wanted to do was also get and play with SQL 2K8. This...
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Prism RC Released by dotnetgeek

Glenn Block has announced that the Prism RC has dropped.  You can get it from here . Prism is the next generation in composite application guidance.  If you are building clients for the desktop, this framework can help you tremendously. ...
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Migrating from Virtual Server to Hyper-V Tips and Gotchas by dotnetgeek

So since my recent shift to Server 2008, I have noticed some subtle but important nuances between Virtual Server 2005 and Hyper-V. The main thing I have noticed is that the "Integration Tools" (hyper-v term) also known as Virtual Machine Additions...
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My Hyper-V Setup by dotnetgeek

So in trying to keep up with the hardware aspects of my job, I have recently taken the plunge into Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V. I first started with my laptop . A Dell Latitude D630. After I converted it and played around with Hyper-V I was convinced...
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Windows 2008 Server on Dell D630 Notebook by dotnetgeek

So in trying to stay relevant and on the tail end of some sessions that I saw at tech-ed about some of the new IIS7.0 features, I have decided to install Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 on my Dell Inspiron D630 as a host operating system. When it finally...
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Using CopyAsHtml Addin with VS 2008 by dotnetgeek

Using the CopyAsHtml Addin with VS2008 is not difficult. The standard installer will install to the VS 2005 Addin location. Generally c:\<userName>\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Addins. To run this in VS 2008, simply copy these files to the same...
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Vista - User Profile Was Not Loaded Correctly by dotnetgeek

My problem was solved using this technique: Restart your PC to release the locks on your profile. Log on with another administrative account Delete C:\Users\%username% Delete C:\Users\TEMP Delete the registry key matching your SID from NT\CurrentVersion...
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Go Dell Support (Latitude D630 Made Clicking Noise On Projector) by dotnetgeek

So I have to say that my most recent experience with Dell Support has been a good one.  I have a D630 that would make any projector I would plug into make a clicking sound.  I used the Dell chat support service and after explaining that it was...
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Tips to Speed Up Your Outlook 2007 Search by dotnetgeek

One of the cool features (if you ask me) of Outlook 2007 is the integration with Windows Search Services. This gives me pretty powerful access to be able to find mail from someone. Brad Meador just posted how you can make this powerful feature even faster...
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Enable PAN Profile for Your Dell D630 With Toshiba's BT Stack by dotnetgeek

When I first upgraded to Windows Vista with a Latitude D630, I was saddened to find out that the default Microsoft Bluetooth stack did support many of the profiles that I got from my XP OS.  Namely, it did not support the PAN profile which is needed...
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Enable RSS Option for Outlook 2007 by dotnetgeek

I am posting this for those that would like to learn about options that can be restricted (or unrestricted) from an Office 2007 installation. First a little background. After installing Outlook 2007 I realized that I could not use RSS. I would get a message...
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