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.Net Framework 3.0 3.5 Visual Studio 2008 Installation Failure, Errors and Resolution - Dot Net Framework Installation Failure

matt@computepros.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:23:00 GMT

After many failed attempts to install both the .Net Framework 3.0 and/or 3.5 standalone it kept failing on my development machine, it installed with no problems on all of my other computers. I tried many different resolutions that I found all over the internet, from changing registry permissions to uninstalling the .Net Fr

Fix for drop down menu hiding behind flash in Mozilla and Internet Explorer Browsers

matt@computepros.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:25:00 GMT

If your drop down menu disappears behind your flash file in either Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, there is an easy fix for this. In your html code, add the following code to your flash file.

< name="wmode" value="transparent">

Before Fix

After Fix

This will make the flash file transparent and your menu will be seen.

Code Example :
< src="http://www.website/flashfile.swf" width="500" height="333" scale="ShowAll" play="true" loop="true" menu="true" style="font-weight: bold;">wmode="transparent" quality="1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">

IIS cannot share the same Application Pool Between versions of ASP.Net

matt@computepros.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:19:00 GMT

It is not possible to run two different versions of ASP.NET in the same IIS process. Please use the IIS Administration Tool to reconfigure your server to run the application in a separate process.

Application Pool not listed in IIS 6

matt@computepros.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:11:00 GMT

When recently upgrading a server from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003 it was noticed that the the Application Pool option was not available. After fishing around for a while it was found that IIS was running under IIS 5.0 Isolation mode. To resolve issue here are the steps that were followed:

Right click on "Websites" and click on "Properties".
Click on "Service" tab, uncheck the isolation mode check box.
You will be asked Do you want to restart your IIS now?, Click Yes.
Application Pools will now be listed and available.

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AspNetSqlProvider " aspnet_regsql.exe "

matt@computepros.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:46:00 GMT

This is a web.config configuration that allows you to customize the database you are using for your User Role management provider in asp.net 2.0.

providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

connectionStringName="DBWinAuth"
enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
enablePasswordReset="true"
requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false"
applicationName="/"
requiresUniqueEmail="false"
passwordFormat="Hashed"
description="Stores and retrieves membership data from the specified Microsoft SQL Server database"
minRequiredPasswordLength="5"
minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0"
name="AspNetSqlProvider"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=1.2.3400.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />

Options and Select Database Tools --> Data Connections and change the SQL Server Instance Name Accordingly. By default = SQLEXPRESS, but in my case I loaded it at ROOT

Simple ASP.NET 2.0 Web Form to Email

matt@computepros.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:14:00 GMT

Simple ASP.NET 2.0 Web Form to Email
Uses
System.Net.Mail
Full Source Code Available