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Article ID: 967679 - Last Review: February 9, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Visual Studio 2008 Crashes After Installing PowerCommands Add-InView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionYou are using Visual Studio 2008 with the Visual Studio ... Read more..

The transparent glass effect. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Enable Transparent Glass 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

Unable to uninstall/Re-install VCRedistView products that this article applies to.Article ID:955748Last Review:July 16, 2008Revision:1.0Source: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionYou try to do one of the following:Remove Microsoft Visual C++ Redist from the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet, orInstall Microsoft Visual C++ Redist on ... Read more..

Problem: Building a VC++ DLL returns error LNK1189 when there are too many exportsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949945Last Review:March 4, 2008Revision:1.1Source: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionCreate a C++ DLL project. Try to export more than 64K (65,536) functions, classes and members of classes from it. ... Read more..

The Preview and Filters displayed in Folder. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Show Preview and Filters in Folder 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

SYMPTOMS loadTOCNode(1, \'symptoms\'); Consider the following scenario: You are using an OpenCable Unidirectional Receiver (OCUR) device that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer. You put the computer in standby or hibernate, and then you resume the computer. In this scenario, when you try to watch live TV in Windows Media Center, you receive the following error message: Restricted Content - Display Driver If you wait for 30 seconds after you resume the computer from standby or hibernation, and then try to ... Read more..

Visual Studio 2008 IDE may crash while building a VC++ Project after modifying Linker propertiesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:956322Last Review:July 29, 2008Revision:1.0Source: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionYou create a VC++ project and, in the linker options of the Project Properties, you ... Read more..

Article ID: 958842 - Last Review: February 23, 2009 - Revision: 2.1FIX: A Stop error or a crash occurs on the operating system when you profile an application by using Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1View products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou may experience a Stop error, or the operating system may crash when you create a profile of an application by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The problem occurs ... Read more..

Article ID: 961858 - Last Review: January 8, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Visual Studio 2008 with SP1 results in WPF Compiling Error, Could not find file ' . . .XmlSerializers.dll'View products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the May 13, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952726Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the kinds of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

FIX: The Visual C++ 2008 native 32-bit (x86) code generator may generate incorrect code when you use the /O2 compiler option or the /Ox compiler optionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:954345Last Review:August 27, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSThe Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 native 32-bit (x86) code generator may generate incorrect code when you use one of the following Visual C++ compiler options: •The /O2 compiler option (maximize speed)•The /Ox compiler option (full optimization)Note An optimization problem occurs only on the ... Read more..

When you change the selection in a classic-style ListView, you may hear a beep sound even when the Select option for the system sound is set to None. This problem does not occur in applications that have been updated to use the themed ListView in Windows XP or in Windows Vista. CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, \'cause\'); This problem occurs if the Select option for the system sound is changed in the Sound Control Panel item, and then the system sound is changed back to ... Read more..

Organizing the Start menu can make it easier to find your favorite programs and folders. Note Some of the following steps do not apply if you're using the Classic Start menu. To pin a program icon to the Start menu If you use a program regularly, you can create a shortcut to it by pinning the program icon to the Start menu. Pinned program icons appear on the left side of the Start menu, above the horizontal ... Read more..

Fading effect and Menus which slide into view. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Fade or Slide Menus into View 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

Animation and fading effects on buttons, scrollbars and other elements inside window. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Animate Controls and Elements inside Windows 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

Smooth Edged Fonts. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

You cannot use Microsoft Visual Basic for Application (VBA) to modify a chart that you have inserted in PowerPoint 2007View products that this article applies to.Article ID:948683Last Review:March 3, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSYou cannot use Microsoft Visual Basic for Application (VBA) to modify a chart that you have inserted in PowerPoint 2007. Note You can use VBA modify a chart that you insert in earlier versions of PowerPoint.Back to the topCAUSEIn Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, the chart object model (OM) is ... Read more..

Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: May 13, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:952701Last Review:May 28, 2008Revision:1.1On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated May 13, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix:•The issues that the hotfix fixes.•The prerequisites for installing the hotfix.•Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix.•Whether the hotfix is replaced by any other hotfix.•Whether you ... Read more..

MS08-052: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ could allow remote code executionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:954593Last Review:October 2, 2008Revision:2.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-052. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:•Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200809.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200809.mspx)Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)•IT professionals:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-052.msp (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-052.mspx)Back to the topHow to obtain help and support for this security update For home users, no-charge support ... Read more..

Calling A .NET Managed Method from Native CodeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953836Last Review:May 31, 2008Revision:1.0Source: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionThis is a sample native console application which will query the registry to verify if a specific version of the .NET ... Read more..