How to Use Activity Monitor in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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The Activity Monitor gives us a  view of current connections on an instance. The monitor can be used to determine whether we have any processes blocking other processes. To open the Activity Monitor in Management Studio, right click on the Server in the Object Explorer, then select Activity Monitor. 1. Session ID: The unique number assigned to … Read more

How To Disable Hibernate On Windows 2008 Server

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Windows 2008 server came with very exciting features and one of them was the by default hibernation. Hibernation on a production server doesn’t make any sense but Microsoft logic, hibernation can take as much as space required by the page file and even greater so it may lead to a complete space blockage at the … Read more

Most Memorable Quotes of Steve Jobs

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"It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them." "I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year…. It’s very character-building." “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to … Read more

Could Not Load File or Assembly

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Many reader of this bog will definitely think about this post being published because this is an IT blog, not a web development blog or a forum. I would like to make a point that IT is not the name of only installation and configuration of operating system and server but its the name of a complete IT system where deployment of new applications and component even being developed under the development house also included. I was deploying a project where we have to deploy it on a 64bit Windows 2008 server when we faced this issue and it almost took more than a day to figure out and solve this problem.

This problem may arise when you are developing the application on a 32bit windows architecture and deploying on a 64bit windows architecture. We faced this issue while deploying a FAX project to send the fax using our own application.

Could not load file or assembly ‘Interop.FAXCOMEXLib, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null’ or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

Solution is very simple, follow the under given instructions.

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Keyboard Layout Problem

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If your keyboard layout is behaving crazy and you are not able to find the proper place of keys specially the special characters like @, “ then you have to change the keyboard layout of your system to get rid of this problem.

Please follow the under given instruction to change the keyboard layout of your system:

If you are using windows 7 or windows vista follow instructions below:

Windows 7 or Vista

  • Go to Start Menu, and enter intl.cpl in the Start Search box, press ENTER.
  • On the Keyboards and Language tab, click Change keyboards.
  • Click Add.
  • Expand the language that you want. For example, English (United States).
  • Expand Keyboard list, select the United States-International check box, and then click OK.
  • In the Default input language list, click Language name – United States-International and then click OK two times.
  • In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click OK. 
  • Click the Language bar, and then click United States-International on the shortcut menu that appears.

The United States-International keyboard layout has been selected on your system. Now check the location of keys on your keyboard hopefully they are in the same order as printed on the keyboard.

Windows 8 Tips and Tricks

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Microsoft windows 8 Pre-beta developer review is available for download and use. There are lot of new features added in windows 8 and of course you guys also needs to be aware about the tips and tricks involved in the usage of these new features. Most exciting feature of windows 8 is its metro style start menu and dual desktop where you can choose according to your needs that how you will use windows 8 on your device. Like if you have a desktop machine and you like to use windows 8 as a desktop operating system you can choose the desktop version and if you like to use your machine as a tablet you can choose the other desktop (touch screen). Microsoft Internet explorer 10 will be introduced with the launch of windows 8 and it is in the news that it will be ad-on free browser, first of its kind. New windows media player will be added in windows 8 along with advanced features. Enhanced and more powerful task manager will be the part of windows 8. I have few pictures of windows 8 features that I would like to share with the readers to have a better idea about the features described above.

Windows 8 Dual Desktop

Windows 8 Dual Desktop

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Installer Error 1402: Could Not Open Key

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During the installation of Nokia PC Suite if you are getting under given error please change the permission of the registry key using the instruction given below. This mostly happen when you are installing the new version of Nokia PC Suite on Windows Vista or 7 because these operating systems manage the security more strictly … Read more

Windows8 Exciting New Features

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Windows8 pre-beta has been launched and most exciting features are the metro style start menu along with a Windows store where everyone can download Metro style applications along with conventional Win32 applications. Everyone knows about the features of Windows8 but I would like to share few of them that are really great.

Metro Style Start Menu

New start menu for Windows8 which is really cool and that is metro style, see the picture given below.

Metro style menu will make it very convenient for the ordinary users to select the desired application without wasting any time on finding the application from the legacy start menus like Windows XP.

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Microsoft Windows8 Pre-Beta Launched

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Windows8 is in news now a days and Microsoft has launched the pre-beta version. Microsoft is calling it Windows Developer Preview. If you like to explore this pre-beta there is no need to go and search around for the resources, ISOs and downloadable material required to install. Just go to Microsoft official website and click the download link. Visit the under given URL to have a complete list of available downloads and system specifications required to install this pre-beta.

Windows Developer Review Downloads

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