Post Archive for January 2006

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Exchange 2003 SP2 Install Fails because of MSXML

While building a new Exchange 2003 server I was installing Service Pack 2 and came across an interesting issue: Setup failed while installing sub-component Exchange ActiveSync with error code 0xC0070643 (please consult the installatoin logs for a detailed...

Exception Detail and Health Monitoring in ASP.NET 2.0

I really liked the original exception management block put out by Microsoft. The reason is because it included all the information relating to an exception - not just the Message property. It made production debugging a breeze. Now with ASP.NET 2.0 and...

Guid TryParse

I love the new TryParse methods in the .NET Framework 2.0. It's too bad that not all types have a TryParse method. There was a piece of feedback posted on MSDN about implementing one for Guid values. Here's one I threw together for Guid values...

Using a non-Express edition of SQL Server as your default ASP.NET database.

I've always been puzzled as to why the Web Site Administration tool shipped with ASP.NET 2.0 didn't seem to function nor error out when I had a brand new application being developed on my workstation where SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition is...