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GRS/RA-GRS in Azure and how to plan for DR
I was having a discussion yesterday and realized I had a gap in my knowledge on how to recover from...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 04/15/2016
Error trying to get the NuGet package source, https://nuget.org/api/v2, through the NuGet Package Manager tool for Visual Studio
Recently my customer kept getting the following error when they were trying to connect to the NuGet...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 09/05/2013
Trying to obtain the proxy of a WebRequest throws an exception
The example of the WebRequest.Proxy property on MSDN shows this code: // Create a new request to the...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 08/13/2013
Using Azure? If you reinstall the OS, be sure to backup and restore your documents directory
Ever wonder where the settings for your Windows Azure subscriptions are stored? In Visual Studio,...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 02/21/2013
Importing Test Cases with required fields
Recently I saw that trying to use TCM testcases /import to pull in test cases for test methods in a...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 02/13/2013
Making the ExpanderView more responsive with lots of items
If you haven’t already checked it out, the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit contains a...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 04/03/2012
FIX - Delete your Builds or suffer the OOM Exception!
Last year I had a BLOG entry that talked about an issue where an Out of Memory Exception would occur...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 02/23/2012
How to modify the MachineQuota for MSMQ in Domain Mode through code
Our support website does a pretty good job for telling you how you can modify the MachineQuota...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 01/16/2012
Using an HTTP Module to assist in adjusting the value of aspnet:MaxHttpCollectionKeys imposed by MS11-100
Internet applications using ASP.Net recently had an update (MS11-100) pushed out of band back in...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 01/16/2012
How many times do I have to tell you, the right tool for the right job!
How many times have you used one tool for a job only to have the requirements change and you then...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 12/21/2011
Using PowerShell to clean up SharePoint document library files with no versions
Versioning of SharePoint document libraries allows it to become a great repository for files. You...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 10/14/2011
Using the TFS Object Model to populate Test Details
Comprehensive documentation on the various TFS Object Models is available on MSDN here. While the...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 10/12/2011
Building Windows Phone apps with a 64-bit Build Agent from TFS build
Developers writing Windows Phone 7 or 7.1 apps who use TFS to manage their builds can find that...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 10/11/2011
Removing [MissingFeature] Database & [MissingWebPart] WebPart class errors from SharePoint 2010
My customer performed an in-place upgrade of SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010. Unfortunately,...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 10/05/2011
Using PowerShell scripts to modify document properties in SharePoint 2010
I recently had to find a way to add a value to the "Title" property of documents in a list. There...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 10/04/2011
Command logging in TFS
By default all commands are logged in TFS 2010 in two tables; tbl_Command and tbl_Parameter....
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 06/28/2011
What is the difference between maxQueryString and maxUrl?
I'm re-BLOGing these IIS 7 settings because someone recently asked this question of me. The original...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 06/09/2011
Adding all of the controls on a page to the UIMap - be careful!
When you create a coded UI test using Visual Studio 2010, the test only adds the controls you...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 05/25/2011
Bypassing the CRL Check on CLR Startup
Ever wonder why your managed service may be slow to start up at times? The Microsoft assemblies that...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 04/29/2011
How to lose your Authorization head(er) with a bad URL
I've been researching an issue for a customer who was convinced that their Authorization header was...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 03/31/2011
Delete your Builds or suffer the OOM Exception!
I have been working on an issue recently where Visual Studio 2010 can crash while interacting with...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 02/01/2011
Versioning Schema Changes for WCF Data Services
I recently investigated an issue for a customer around how to handle schema changes when their data...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 01/17/2011
Adding features to the Entity Framework
My customer recently had a request for something they would like to see added to the Entity...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 12/20/2010
Long running WCF services timeout in Azure after one minute
While working on an issue today with one of my customers, we discovered an odd exception that was...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 12/09/2010
Exceptions can be generated when you reuse code from a recorded code UI test
I recently assisted a customer who was having a problem with VS 2010's coded UI tests. The customer...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 12/01/2010
Error recording VS 2010 tests
I recently helped a customer resolve an issue where they kept receiving the following error every...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 11/15/2010
Using the new TFS 2010 impersonation APIs
I just had a run in with TFS 2010’s new impersonation APIs and thought I would share. My...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 11/04/2010
Cleaning the VS 2010 Load Test Repository DB
While working on another issue, my customer realized the the VS 2010 load test respository was full...
Author: Paul King - msft Date: 10/26/2010