DAU-Blog
How to capture Exceptions in Process Monitor Traces using PocDump
ProcDump was updated to version 5 coming with some great new features targeting exception filtering...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 12/04/2012
Setting the right DirectoryEntry for DirectorySearcher used for DirectorySynchronization
This week I was asked why one would get the an AccessDenied Error Code when accessing the...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 09/21/2012
WaitHandle.WaitAll throws NotSupportedException when joining more than 64 WaitHandled
I was just looking after a Problem where a customer was not able to join more than 64 wait handles...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 07/23/2012
GdipDrawImageRect and other GDI+ functions may return GenericError (-1) on Windows 7
I came across an anyoing issue where GDI plus functions returned Status code –1 GenericError after...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 07/23/2012
Event Logging API function “ReportEvent” Returns “ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER” 0x57 when Event Source contains predefined XML entities
The Event Logging API allows user code to write Event Information into the Windows Event Log. There...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 07/02/2012
How to: grant “Manage Build Resources” Privilege to users with tfssecurity.exe
TFS allows flexible setup. It can be customized to address most peoples requirements. Everything...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 05/25/2012
How to solve “Unable to cast COM object of type Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ApplicationClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel._Application'”
Recently I was working on a problem where a customer received that error message when trying to open...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 04/20/2012
Mouse not captured in remote desktop session when Virtual PC VHD file runs in Hyper-V
Today I received a Virtual PC VHD file that I needed to run in my Hyper-V system. It booted fine but...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 02/28/2012
How do I access msExchRecipientTypeDetails Property Values through the ADSI LDAP Provider (Ole Db)
It’s been a while since my last Blog post… I’ve been traveling to Seattle to...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 02/08/2012
How to read managed function parameter values from call stack when they read in WinDBG?
This week I was debugging a managed code Application with WinDBG and PSSCOR2 extension. I had to...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 01/13/2012
How to solve “Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component” popping up in Team System Web Access (TSWA)
This week I came across a problem with TSWA where error COMException E_FAIL pops up while creating...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 01/13/2012
TFS 2010 Report Results are not up to date after installing Service Pack 1
Today I’m going to share some trouble shooting steps that I discovered while working on a case where...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 01/06/2012
YIELD Operator Fun
Recently I was looking for a nice way to process large text files and keeping memory consumption at...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 12/26/2011
TFS 2010 Warehouse & Reporting trouble shooting basics
Recently I dealt with a couple of service requests where customers have not been able to view...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 11/24/2011
Case Notes: TFS 2010 Configuration Process fails with Error: Database 'Tfs_DefaultCollection' already exists.
Recently I was working on a case where a customer was unable to pass the configuration part that...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 10/28/2011
DebugDiag - Point&Click debugging adventures made easy
It's been a while since my last blog post. My family and me have been moving to Munich all together...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 10/21/2011
Collecting User Mode Memory Dumps for Beginners
When supporting developers off-site, you usually do not receive source code projects or even debug...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 09/29/2011
Welcome
I joined Microsoft in August 2011 and got hired by the Customer Service and Support (CSS)...
Author: Sebastian Dau Date: 09/22/2011