Blog on redpipit.com

I have moved my blogging space from blogspot to repipit.com

http://www.blog.redpipit.com/author/Vivek.aspx

Developer Awards Announced

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redPipit Most Valuble Developer for Developers Community

redPipit is happy to announce the award recoginition program for all the registered users of www.redpipit.com. Yearly one of the most valuable redPipit user, who is more frequent and usefull solution provider for all other users and readers of www.redpipit.com will be awarded as the "redPipit Most Valuble Developer". The final result will be based on the judges and reviewer of the award program. All the best for each and every users of redPipit.

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A long waited community portal for computer technologies. http://www.redpipit.com/ has been launched successfully.

This is fully developed using ASP.NET and C# programming runs completely based on Microsoft Technologies. Technology solution and support given by Arimaan Global Consulting, India.

All community influencers are welcome and invited to participate in this free technology forum and make is has a great success.

The server principal "DB" is not able to access the database "_ANTARES_WCF" under the current security context. (Microsoft SQL Server,

Error

Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 916

Many times developers connect remotely to their MS SQl Database using
SQL Server Management Studio. Sometimes when they connect the get the following error:

Problem:
The server principal "DB name" is not able to access the database "Another DB Name"
under the current security context. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 916)

Solution:

To fix this SQL Server Management Studio 2008 (maybe in 2005 too), please do the following:

1. Open SQL Server Management Studio 2008

2. Connect to the database server as normal

3. Press F7 to open the "Object Explorer Details" window or click "View" >> "Object Explorer Details"

4. In the object explorer details window expand by double click on "Databases"

5. Right click on the header bar ("Name", "Policy health state", "Recovery Model", etc) and deselect "Collation" from the menu that will pop up

6. From the object explorer, refresh the "Databases"

:

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 64 bit Prerequisites (x64): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 64bit Prerequisites

"Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 64 bit Prerequisites (x64): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 64bit Prerequisites.."

When I plan to explore about Visual Studio 2010, I have downloaded the latest beta version available for developers. Than I run the setup in my Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit, it throws the above error with more error log information.
And than I searched for solution in Google, most of them mentioned remove the previous version of .NET framework or previous of Visual Studio from the system and try. But in my system there is no previous version of such software exist. Very few mentioned that remove VC ++ 9.0 Distributed from your system, when I tried that. After uninstalling VC ++ 9.0 and reinstall my Visual Studio 2010 Beta, VC ++ 9.0 gets automatically installed again.

Still no solution found.... researching for solution

SharePoint 2010 Certifications

IT Professional track

Before taking the 70-668, 70-667 has to be passed.

70-667+ 70-668 = SharePoint 2010 MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional).

70-667 TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring

Microsoft Official Curriculum: Will cover configuration of SharePoint 2010 including deployment, upgrade, management, and operation on a server farm.

70-668 PRO: SharePoint 2010, Administrator

Microsoft Official Curriculum: Will cover advanced SharePoint 2010 topics including capacity planning, topology designing, and performance tuning.

Developer track

Before taking the 70-576, you need to pass the 70-573.

70-573 + 70-576 = SharePoint 2010 MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer).

70-573 TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development

Microsoft Official Curriculum: Five-day instructor-led course designed for developers with six months or more of .NET development experience. Course covers what you need to know to be an effective member of a SharePoint development team using Visual Studio 2010.

70-576 PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Applications

Microsoft Official Curriculum: Five-day instructor-led training course designed for development team leads who have already passed the Developing on SharePoint 2010 technical specialist exam. The course covers choosing technologies for and scoping a SharePoint project, best practices for SharePoint development, configuring a SharePoint development

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Windows Vista themes are not applying properly...

I had a problem in getting my default Windows Vista themes back, due to some reason. When I look at my personalization option under control panel. I am getting this for Themes options.

After several analysis, I found that Themes are managed as separate service in Vista. When I checked the same in the service I found that Themes service is Disables/Stopped. Once I started the themes service in my laptop, I got all my default Vista style themes back working fine.

Hope this helps some...