AD FS 2.0: Troubleshooting Event 364 and ThrowExceptionForHRInternal / NullReferenceException
Ran into a situation today where after AD FS federation server was installed, configured and up & running, “all of a sudden” it stopped working. »
Azure VS Tools and SDK - systray already running…
If you are getting a message when you start the Compute Emulator “Systray already running…” from within Visual Studio one fix is to check what the »
Visual Studio 2010 Setup Projects and x64 Support
I was taking the Windows Azure CmdLets project and getting it into an MSI just to make it easier to deploy in a nice package. »
Capturing Feedback in IE9
IE9 adds a nice feature - “Send Feedback” – which, helps you gather a report, even launches the “Problem Step Recorder” (PSR) tool that comes with Windows »
Making Web Client requests behave from .NET or in reality misbehave – ignoring Certificate Issues from HttpWebRequest
Many times, especially during development, you could have certificates that are out of date, aren’t singed by any real authority (makecert, etc.), or even don’ »
Can’t see the AppFabric Directory on x64 systems…
This is one I have to jot down. If you’re using tools like Reflector, or just want to open up any of the files in »
Hyper-V Update List for Windows Server 2008 R2
Anytime you’re running the Hyper-V role, is a good place to check for any updates that may be affecting either performance or basic troubleshooting. Hyper-V »
Spaces in type attribute for Behavior Extension Configuration Issues
If you’ve deployed your WCF Behavior Extension, and you get a Configuration Error, it might just be you’re lacking a space between your “Type” »
AppFabric – where are all the monitoring events?
When you’ve just gone through a setup of AppFabric and you’ve got some WF/WCF things happening, if you start looking at the Dashboard »
Fixing my SQL Directory NTFS ACLS
I run my development server by boot to VHD (Windows Server 2008 R2 x64). In that instance, I also have an attached VHD (I attach »
No, your local admin account is NOT a SQL sysadmin – automatically
There have been many times that I’ve been handed a SQL instance that doesn’t allow me to do much with it even though the »
Don’t get caught with long Account Names!!
This has bitten me a couple of times. This error surfaced yesterday when running a scripted install with psconfig.exe – the error that appears in »
Make sure you copy the correct web.config…
During an installation issue, a client followed the TechNet article (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298447.aspx) and those instructions are misleading. It indicates to »