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  • Exceed Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Period

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    Windows Server 2008 R2 does not ask for a CD key in setup, and it can be run for 30 days for free before needing to be active. You can continue to use it after 30 days trial but the system will reboot every 2 hours and run with reduced functionalities. If you want to…

  • Remove Earlier Version of Windows boot option

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    After I upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, I see two options at boot up, one is to logon to Earlier Version of Windows, the other is Windows 7. The default option is boot into Windows 7. There is a workaround to remove the Earlier Version of Windows option from the boot up screen…

  • SpellChecker in WPF4 TextBox

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    TextBox and RichTextBox in WPF4 has the built in SpellChecker functionality. It’s currently available in following four languages #LID 1033 – English #LID 3082 – Spanish #LID 1031 – German #LID 1036 – French Enable SpellChecker functionality on TextBox or RichTextBox is as easy as just setting SpellCheck.IsEnabled to True on the controls. <TextBox SpellCheck.IsEnabled=”True”…

  • Limitations you need know before installing Hpyer-V on laptop

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    If you are thinking about installing Hyper-V on laptop, you need to put following into consideration. Some of Hyper-V’s design will limit laptop’s functions, these limitation are reasonable for a server operation system but would be a pain when you consider installing Hyper-V on a laptop. You cannot connect a virtual network to a wireless…

  • How to Install Hyper-V

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    What is Hyper-V Hyper-V is Microsoft’s supported form of machine virtualization.  It allows you to run any number of guest machines on your host machine.  Each guest thinks it’s running on its own hardware, and is unaware that it’s just a simulation. Hyper-V also provides an easy way to snapshot and rollback virtual machine to…

  • CopySourceAsHtml for Visual Studio 2010

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    CopySourceAsHtml is an add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 that allows you be able to quickly get your code as HTML from Visual Studio, just like being able to save it as a HTML file from the Save As dialog. It’s very helpful if you frequently post code to blog or send code in email.…

  • Use coalescing operator to write more readable code

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    Tired of code like this? public string Foo { get { return foo; } set { if (value == null) value = String.Empty; foo = value; } } public string Bar { get { return bar; } set { if (value == null) value = String.Empty; bar = value; } } Use coalescing operator to…

  • Access denied when creating a folder just deleted

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    I have a batch script which remove a folder and re-create it. The command that remove a folder is rd /s/q and the command create folder is mkdir. Recently I see something weird happening, everytime when the folder is deleted and re-created, there is error message Access is denied displayed. However, if I rerun the…

  • WordPress Keyword Description

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    In most of WordPress themes, there is not meta description and meta keywords handle. This result every page of site has a empty description and keyword in page header, which is not good from search engine’s perspective. This can be workaround by installing plug All in One SEO. But for those who concern plugin will…

  • Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service

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    If you see Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service error on VISTA, Windows server 2008, or Windows 7, you can try follow these steps to get it resolved. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories. Right-click on the Command Prompt and then select Run as Administrator. Once the Command…