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Currently web deployment in ASP.NET isn’t an easy task - there’s a small laundry list of things to do, and if you forget to deploy something or incorrectly configure something then boom! errors! Nobody wants to deploy a site and have to fight with it for the next two hours trying to figure out what was...

New ASP.NET Web Deployment Options in Visual Studio →

I had recently encountered this error when trying to use Server Explorer in VS 2008 “Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc, Version=10.0.0,0, Culture=neutral, ...or one of its dependencies The system cannot find the file specified.” I knew that the cause was...

Error when using Server Explorer in Visual Studio 2008 →

After installing VS 2008 Service Pack 1 , I noticed this dialog box… Really? I should go and “ download the latest service packs and security updates for this product”. You think so? Like right now? But didn’t I just do that?...

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1: WTF Dialog box edition. →

Wheck out all the great webcasts available! There's a ton, and definitely something for every developer! (Hat tip: material below copied from the MSDN Webcasts blog ) Zain Naboulsi Presents Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Overview Webcast Series Microsoft Developer Evangelist Zain Naboulsi presents a series...

Visual Studio 2008 Webcasts galore! →

I have a particular machine that has had some issues when trying to use a few VS 2008 features. If you come across this post searching for answers hopefully it will save you some time. Hopefully this post will save me some time too, because my chronic amnesia tends to have me forget all but the last...

Visual Studio 2008 Issues →