Category: Windows

  • Upgrading to Reporting Services 2008 in Visual Studio 2010

    Upgrading to SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 requires a few changes in your Visual Studio 2010 projects. First you need to remove your old Reference to Microsoft Reporting.WebForms (Version 9.0.0.0). Then add the Reference to the Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms for Version 10.0.0.0. Right mouse-click on your project Reference like this –> If you use any embedded reports…

  • Auto commit for MySQL databases

    In corporate database systems, it is generally preferred to build transaction stacks. This allows for having multiple database statements run and be finally committed if everything is ok. In MySQL, auto commit is on by default; which means that every statement is instantly committed. To check the value of auto commit, run the following MySQL…

  • Adding custom palettes to Dundas pie charts in .NET 3.5x

    One of the new features in Dundas 6.x and above, is the ability to create custom palettes of colors and apply them to pie charts. This way you no longer have to settle for Dundas’s default fluffy colors. In order to change the color palette, create a Color array and assign it to the series…

  • Windows service failure while running in a QEMU virtual instance

    If you are running Windows under QEMU and see Event ID 7000’s like these below– If you get this Description: “The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.” Then you…

  • How to mount a Windows share in Linux

    Here is an example of how to connect to a Windows share from Linux: >mkdir -p /mnt/winShare >mount -t cifs //192 over at this website.168.x.x/e$ /mnt/winShare -o username=Administrator First put in the connection information in Linux style notation //IP/ShareName. The share can be a root directory, like the e$ above, or it can be any…

  • Windows Vista how to boot up without network

    For security, sometimes you do not want your computer to automatically start up allowing network connections. In Windows Vista there is a way to ensure that when your machine reboots, network connections will not be enabled. They will only be enabled once you log in the first time. To do this, go to Control Panel…