System.InvalidOperationException: A failure occurred SPDistributedCacheServiceInstance::Provision()

by vivek 5/16/2012 10:22:00 PM
This just gave me an opportunity to write after a long time and I did not think twice. It’s a bit of patching but it worked for me. I was installing SharePoint on one of my VM machine when I came across the below mentioned error. I tried bing / google, for the error but found nothing. Task config... [More]


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SharePoint 2010 | Troubleshooting

Failed to restore virtual machine state on Windows 8 Hyper-V

by rahul 5/15/2012 12:29:49 PM
I don’t know what changed on my laptop, but I started getting this error on my Win 8 consumer preview machine and my Virtual Machines couldn’t be restored. [Window Title] Virtual Machine Connection [Main Instruction] The application encountered an error while attempting to change the state o... [More]


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Troubleshooting | Windows 8

Create a Shortcut in the Startup Folder using C# without Interop

by rahul 4/23/2012 6:29:02 PM
While writing a utility, I needed a feature that it would run at startup. I also wanted to ensure that it is a configurable setting. Seemed like a pretty easy thing to do… and went for it, only to realize that it is not as easy as it looks initially. First up, creating a shortcut itself tends to be ... [More]


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Code Snippet | Tips and Tricks | Miscellany | C#

Weirdest System.Reflection.TargetInvocation exception of my life!

by rahul 3/23/2012 10:24:06 PM
This morning I was packing my stuff for my relocation to Kolkata, and to make my last day in Bangalore a bit exciting… my machine vomited an issue. Probably, it thought my last day should be memorable. And boy, memorable it was! The good thing is that, my laptop is finally in a good shape. Bad thin... [More]


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Troubleshooting | Miscellany

Troubleshooting SharePoint 2007 Cache

by rahul 3/13/2012 2:18:58 PM
What is SharePoint configuration cache? What is its importance? The configuration cache is a location, where configuration information stored in the configuration database is cached on each server in the farm. Caching the data on each server prevents from having to make SQL calls to pull this infor... [More]


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Troubleshooting | Sharepoint | MOSS

Live Writer Plugin - Insert Youtube Videos in your blog with FullScreen capability

by rahul 1/26/2012 9:44:54 PM
If you like inserting Youtube videos in your blog posts, you might be already aware of Insert Video plugin. This plug-in is great. One shortcoming of this plugin is that when you insert videos using this plugin, the video cannot be run in Full Screen mode. Resizing has its own hassles with this way ... [More]


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Download | Plugin | Windows Live Writer

What to do if you get 'WebForm_PostBackOptions' is undefined with MOSS 2007

by rahul 11/23/2011 4:24:29 PM
Recently, while working with MOSS 2007 on my VM I noticed that most of my pages, including Central Administration pages was throwing Javascript error. I did a lot of random things to fix, but realized very soon that fixing an issue should always be a focused and thoughtful process. Troubleshooting i... [More]


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Troubleshooting | Sharepoint

Assembly redirection in .NET

by rahul 11/5/2011 5:30:16 PM
In this blog post, I'll discuss some of the techniques that you can use for loading the assemblies in .NET and troubleshoot the loading process in case you get stuck. Basically, you will learn… How to rename an assembly and still be able to load it How to redirect to a specific version H... [More]


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.NET | Tips and Tricks

Sharing my experience with Windows Phone 7 vs iPhone

by rahul 9/10/2011 5:47:07 PM
Well, please don't consider this a comparison between WP7 (Mango - HTC Mozart) and iPhone. I work for Microsoft, and it is quite possible that you will consider my views biased. Nevertheless, I just wanted to let you know that these are my personal views and I am not a marketing guy . The reason I ... [More]


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Miscellany | Windows Phone 7

Did you know - Visual Studio 2010 Feature Pack 2

by rahul 9/8/2011 9:35:31 AM
The extensibility of Visual Studio keeps surprising me. Did you know that there is an extension called Visual Studio 2010 Feature Pack 2? Well, I discovered it not very long ago. Here is how you can get it, and others…     Select Tools -> Extension Manager…  &#... [More]


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Tips and Tricks | Visual Studio 2010

Get rid of (use Blank ringtone for) Junk calls in Windows Phone 7 or iPhone

by rahul 8/18/2011 12:02:00 AM
You can reject the calls with one touch on smart phones, but if you live in a country where you keep getting pesky marketing calls throughout the day, here is what may help you. If you get those Junk calls from a specific number or numbers, save it as the name Junk (or anything you prefer). Once sa... [More]


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Tips and Tricks

A few free applications for WP7

by rahul 8/8/2011 3:40:04 PM
If you are a parent with young kids and own a Windows Phone 7, you may like to check these out. There is a Smart Dialer for Windows Phone 7 too, in case you are interested. Memory match - FREE   Antonyms - FREE   Time Teacher   Have fun. And if you like it, please spread ... [More]


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The [NeutralResourceLanguage] attribute is missing on the entry assembly. (2003)

by rahul 8/2/2011 9:49:45 AM
While upgrading or submitting new application, you may get an error message from the App Hub saying… The [NeutralResourceLanguage] attribute is missing on the entry assembly. (2003) Here is what you need to do. If you don't want to do all of that, try doing this…     Go th... [More]


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Windows Phone 7

What is so special about ObservableCollection?

by rahul 7/31/2011 10:37:00 PM
Simple answer is… it is just like a regular collection except that it implements a couple of pretty interesting interfaces, INotifyCollectionChanged and INotifyPropertyChanged. Let's dive in. Take a look below.   What is so special about the ObservableCollection then? When would you use ... [More]


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Silverlight | WPF

IIS 7 / IIS 7.5 Security Best Practices (nothing official about it)

by vivek 7/4/2011 10:46:35 AM
We have IIS 7 released for quite some time now and we haven’t seen any best practices document released by Microsoft IIS 7 team. IIS 6 have good document in place and even though IIS 7 is secure by default, we need some document to keep us in-check. Here are few I prepared for myself: Installing I... [More]


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IIS | IIS 7 | Tips and Tricks | Best Practices

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