Changing the Visual Studio Splash Screen Registered User
On a mailing list I subscribe to, there was an interesting question, “How do you change the user information shown in the Visual Studio splash screen?” I’ve circled in red […]
WinUnit is Now on CodePlex
As there are still tons and tons of native C++ development going on and you need to test that code just like you do for your C# code. I’ve been […]
Mac Pro + OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) + Windows 7 x64 = Love
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you have already seen my infatuation with using Apple hardware. With a freshly pressed copy of Apple’s latest, OS X 10.6 […]
Fixing a Server 2008 R2 Upgrade from Server 2008 Activation Problem
After remoting into my domain controller I recently upgraded to Server 2008 R2, I very briefly saw a balloon tip pop up that said: “Invalid Windows Activation” (or something close […]
Paraffin 3.11: Fixed Directory Reference Option
Sam reported a bug in Paraffin where I wasn’t handling the –dirref option correctly. How embarrassing! It was a quick fix so grab the updated code and binary here. As […]
Bugslayer Tips Reappear
A while ago we lost the link where I had put all the tips that ran in my Bugslayer column in Microsoft Systems Journal and MSDN Magazine. Now they’re back. […]
More on Backup and Restore
On my post about restoring with Windows Home Server, Bill Tudor had an excellent comment that I felt everyone needed to read concerning backup and restore: Don’t overlook the build-in […]
Windows Home Server Restore Hint
Messing around I managed to wipe out one of my machines. Fortunately, I have rock solid backups with Windows Home Server, which I highly recommend. When disaster strikes, all you […]
Can the VS Debugger Automatically Attach to Any Child Spawned by a Process Being Debugged?
In my article on Easier Multithreaded Debugging, there was a great question in the comments from GregM: < p style=”margin-left:36pt”>John, how about a way to make VS automatically attach to […]