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VCRedist from VC++ 2008 installs temporary files in system root directoryView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950683Last Review:March 21, 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 topActionInstalling the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (VCRedist_x86.exe, VCRedist_x64.exe, VCRedist_ia64.exe) for Visual Studio 2008 RTM.Back to the topResultFollowing files are ... Read more..

Shadow displayed under Mouse Pointer. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Show Shadows under Mouse Pointer 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 are not Prompted to Edit a file under Source Control when you begin making changesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953345Last Review:May 19, 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 topActionYou are using Visual SourceSafe 6.0 or 2005.  You attempt to edit a file from ... Read more..

Effects on Windows and Buttons. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

Thumbnail (screenshot) instead of application icons. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Show Thumbnails instead of Icons 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the March 11, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950137Last Review:March 11, 2008Revision:1.3On 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 types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

Article ID: 963017 - Last Review: January 19, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Cannot add Controls from 64-bit Assemblies to the Toolbox or Use in Designers Within the Visual Studio IDEView 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..

The Visual Studio Designer does not Respect Assembly Binding RedirectionView products that this article applies to.Article ID:955600Last Review:July 11, 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 topActionSo we recently came across an issue where Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Designers were not respecting assembly binding ... Read more..

When you install a third-party product that registers its own version of the Wmp.dll file on a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Media Player stops responding. CAUSE This problem occurs because the third-party product uses its own installation directory to install the Wmp.dll file on the Windows Vista-based computer. When this occurs, the InstalledVersions corruption check that Windows Media Player performs is bypassed and Windows Media Player is blocked or stops ... Read more..

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta release notes and a list of fixed issuesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:945140Last Review:April 29, 2008Revision:1.2NoticeBeta InformationThis article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included with the ... Read more..

Consider the following scenario: You are using a Windows Vista-based computer. The computer is connected to an external monitor by using an S-video connection. You configure the desktop area to extend across both displays. This configuration is known as "Extended desktop" mode. In this scenario, when you click Play in either the Pictures section or the Videos section of Windows Photo Gallery, a black screen appears to load. However, the pictures or the videos do not appear on the screen. CAUSE This ... Read more..

Happens when you click on Start Menu or Right click on Desktop > Refresh etc... 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Fade out Menu Items after Clicking 5. Apply ----------------------------------------------- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks Read more..

List of changes and fixed issues for Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta for the Visual Studio Tools for Office System 3.0 RuntimeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:949258Last Review:April 29, 2008Revision:1.1NoticeBeta InformationThis article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta ... Read more..

Screenshot of Window when dragging. 1. Right click Computer > Properties 2. Advanced System Settings 3. Under Performance click Settings 4. Tick (Enable) or Untick (Disable) Show Window Contents while Dragging 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\\'); When you add the Windows Sidebar Calendar gadget to the desktop of a Windows Vista-based computer, you may notice that the date displays incorrectly in the Windows Sidebar Calendar gadget. Note Although the Windows Sidebar Calendar gadget shows the incorrect date, the system clock still shows the correct date. This problem will occur if the following conditions are true:   The computer is set to use a time zone in which the daylight saving time change starts at midnight, ... Read more..

When you start a Windows Vista-based computer, or when you use a Windows Vista-based computer, you may experience one of the following issues: • You may be unable to turn on the Windows Aero feature. Or, you may be unable to turn on some options in the Windows Aero feature. • The Windows Aero feature may be turned off after minutes of activity. CAUSE This issue occurs because the Windows Aero feature has specific hardware requirements, software configuration requirements, and resource requirements that must be met ... Read more..

Article ID: 961932 - Last Review: January 21, 2009 - Revision: 1.0FIX: The HTML tag may become distorted when you edit a segment of relative HTML text that is big and complex, or random Web code corruption occurs when you work on an ASP Web page in the Design view in Visual Studio 2008View products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSYou may experience one of the following problems when you use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008: In Visual ... Read more..

Windows Sidebar is a long, vertical bar that is displayed on the side of your desktop. It contains mini-programs called gadgets, which offer information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools. For example, you can use gadgets to display a picture slide show, view continuously updated headlines, or look up contacts. Why use Sidebar? Sidebar can keep information and tools readily available for you to use. For example, you can display news headlines right next to your open ... 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..

FIX: The DataSets panel is not available in the report designer when you open a SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 RDLC file in Visual Studio 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:947173Last Review:March 6, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, the following behavior occurs:•You perform one of the following actions:•You double-click a Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 RDLC file.•You right-click the RDLC file, click Open With, and then click Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.•The report design window and the DataSets ... Read more..