Microsoft’s eight core businesses

Microsoft’s eight core businesses   We know that Microsoft has too many products and services. From them, there are only few which gives revenue to Microsoft.   Microsoft has eight core focus areas to focus on, General Manager of Investor Relations Bill Koefoed, told the Wall Street analysts. The eight, according to Koefoed: Xbox and TV Bing Office Windows Server Windows...

Monitoring performance in Windows 7 using perfmon.exe

The following options give greater control of Perfmon.exe directly from the command-line: perfmon /rel Lets you review your computer’s reliability and problem history (the same result as right-clicking the Monitoring Tools node in Performance Monitor and selecting View System Reliability). perfmon /report Collects performance data for 60 seconds and then generates and displays a system...

Internet Explorer 9 Preview Release

Features of Internet Explorer 9 Preview Release Today, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 9 Preview. There are many features added in it. Following are the list of features added in IE 9 On HTML 5: Microsoft was coy about whether it would support all of the HTML 5 standards, the next generation of HTML. The company doesn’t seem willing to commit to the standard until it is set in stone,...

Follow Microsoft on Twitter and Stay Connected

Follow Microsoft on Twitter and Stay Connected with Microsoft and Microsoft Technologies If you want to be always updated with Microsoft and Microsoft Technologies, then twitter is good way. Following are some ‘List of Official Microsoft Twitter Accounts’, so start following those account and be connected to ‘World of Microsoft’ !. @Bill Gates – Official twitter account of Bill...

app.config modification issue in Windows 7

File modification issue in Windows 7 for program files content We have developed many windows application using C# or VB.NET. In that we stored connection string and other required data in ‘app.config’ file, and we modify that file using our application to store latest connection or other information. This is standard practice and works as well. But in ‘Windows 7’ OS architecture...

Standard Coding Practices in .NET

A comprehensive coding standard is essential for a successful product delivery. The standard helps in enforcing best practices and avoiding pitfalls, and makes knowledge dissemination across the team easier. The C# coding standard presented here is very thin on the “why” and very detailed on the “what” and the “how.” The coding standard presented next captures best practices,...

How to restrict user to access database in MS SQL

RESTRICTED_USER in MS SQL RESTRICTED_USER allows for only members of the db_owner fixed database role and dbcreator and sysadmin fixed server roles to connect to the database, but does not limit their number. All connections to the database are disconnected in the timeframe specified by the termination clause of the ALTER DATABASE statement. After the database has transitioned to the RESTRICTED_USER...

What is Microsoft DreamSpark?

What is Microsoft DreamSpark? Microsoft DreamSpark enables students to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge. Free Microsoft Office 2007 Free Microsoft Office 2007 Full Version Free Microsoft Visual Sudio 2008 Free Microsoft Visual Sudio 2008 Proffesional edition Free Microsoft Visual Sudio 2008 Express edition Free Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Now, for the first time,...

Regsvr32: how to register and unregister OLE controls, DLL, ActiveX Controls

Regsvr32: how to register and unregister OLE controls, DLL,  ActiveX Controls How to use Regsvr32 REGSVR 32 Register or unregister a DLL. You can use the Regsvr32 tool (Regsvr32.exe) to register and unregister OLE controls such as DLL or ActiveX Controls (OCX) files that are self-registerable. Syntax REGSVR32 [/U] [/S] [/C] [/I:[Command_Line]] DLL_Name REGSVR32 [/U] [/S] [/C]...

New Features in Office 2010 Beta

Features of Office 2010 Beta – What’s new   1. Express your ideas more visually 2. Accomplish more when working together 3. Enjoy the familiar Office experience from more locations and more devices 4. Create powerful data insights and visuals 5. Deliver compelling presentations 6. Manage large volumes of e-mail with ease 7. Store and track all your ideas and notes in one place 8....