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MakeAppx : error : Error info: error 80080204: All app package manifests in a bundle must declare the same values under the XPath [local-name()='Package']/[local-name()='Dependencies'].
When building an appx bundle for an UWP for submission to the windows store you may get the...
Author: therobbi Date: 04/13/2016
Getting a System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException when trying to use BitmpaMetadata to extract EXIF/XMP data?
Well if that's the case, it's probably cause you're attempting to use this class from a MTA thread....
Author: robgruen Date: 11/17/2009
How to Programmatically Set Permissions on Files/Folders in a SharePoint Document Library
Yep, had to figure this out since I'm still working with SharePoint stuff. I couldn't find any...
Author: robgruen Date: 11/15/2007
Referencing Sharepoint Assemblies on x64bit Installs causes build errors for ASP.NET apps (in VS.NET 2005)
You may encounter the following error if you are trying to build a ASP.NET application or web...
Author: robgruen Date: 08/17/2007
Installing Displays #5 & #6 on my workstation
So I get my third dual head card in the mail the other day and after two days of patient waiting I...
Author: robgruen Date: 01/24/2007
Installing the MouseWheelFix (Q837910) on 64bit editions of Windows
To install the MouseWheelFix on a 64 bit edition of Windows you need to place the registry key...
Author: robgruen Date: 01/24/2007
How Can You Update Your Computer When the Thing That Updates Your Computer Is Broken?
Simple, YOU CAN'T!!! For a while now my computer's Automatic Updates has been broken. No new...
Author: robgruen Date: 07/26/2006
MIX06 - Lunch time
We were fed quite well, thanks to all of the folks that made the food decisions. My tummy is happy!...
Author: robgruen Date: 03/20/2006
Mix Registration - "done, check"
MIX06 is sold out! 1900 attendees have come to Vegas to talk about the future of their respective...
Author: robgruen Date: 03/20/2006
MIX06 - So it begins
Well, I just stepped off of a 5.5 hour flight got a rental car for 16 hours and then I'm back on...
Author: robgruen Date: 03/19/2006
VB6 MouseWheelFix - Now works in SDI Mode!
A VERY large thank you goes out to Kevin Willimason for taking the time to hook (no pun intended) us...
Author: robgruen Date: 02/22/2006
Connection_Dropped Error in the HTTPERR Log for IIS
I was trying to install a web service on a freshly build W2k3 box. I checked the event log and...
Author: robgruen Date: 01/03/2006
Playing Smart Devices...
Well, the main project I was working on suffered a minor setback when the HDD on the box died. Until...
Author: robgruen Date: 12/29/2005
Ain't Programming Fun!
So I was upgrading a project from VS.NET 2003 to VS.NET 2005 (v2.0 of the framework) and I kept...
Author: robgruen Date: 12/16/2005
Getting VSIP to browse
The VS.NET SDK (a.k.a. VSIP package) lacks the wide spread use and documentation that other SDKs...
Author: robgruen Date: 11/23/2005
64bit frustrations
I'm like every other computer geek out there.... "64bit, wow, cool!" Well, to a point... My latest...
Author: robgruen Date: 11/16/2005
Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().FullName returning the wrong value in whidbey?
Here's a question I got this afternoon: I have a C# assembly named AppDom. I execute the following...
Author: robgruen Date: 10/18/2005
DARPA Grand Challenge - done check
Congrats to all of the autonomous vehicles and their teams that finished the 132 mile course earlier...
Author: robgruen Date: 10/08/2005
More AutoComplete tips & tricks
I forgot to mention this one the other day: You can bring up all of the stored auto complete entries...
Author: robgruen Date: 09/14/2005
ASP.NET 2.0 & "allowDefinition='MachineToApplication'" error message
So, I upgraded an existing ASP.NET (1.1) application today to ASP.NET 2.0. The upgrade had some...
Author: robgruen Date: 09/12/2005
Latest VB6/VBA MouseWheel upates have been published to Q837910
The changes I posted here: More updates for the VB6/VBA mouse wheel fix. Have been published to the...
Author: robgruen Date: 09/07/2005
Windows XP 64bit & My dell Precision 380
So I got this spankin' new machine (Dell Precision 380) with Intel's 64bit technology: EM64T. So I...
Author: robgruen Date: 08/25/2005
More updates for the VB6/VBA mouse wheel fix
Thanks to Matt Dawdy for not only report the bug but also coding a fix. The latest fix is for issues...
Author: robgruen Date: 08/03/2005
Sticky Sessions, NLB, and .NET Remoting
What is Network Load Balancing (NLB) ?...
Author: robgruen Date: 07/25/2005
I took some notes on some remoting questions I recently answered...
Server activated objects (SAOs both singleton and singlecall) use threadpool magic to execute...
Author: robgruen Date: 07/07/2005
Help, I've lost my remote object!?
So this is the 1st time I've seen this but I guess it makes sense since I only deal with so many...
Author: robgruen Date: 06/22/2005
Caspol -s Behavioral changes for Whidbey
We generally use "caspol.exe -s off" as a quick test to determine if .NET framework security plays a...
Author: robgruen Date: 06/13/2005
Discovery Channel's Alien Planet
I was a bit late for my ride into work today since I was captivated by this TV show. Too bad I...
Author: robgruen Date: 06/12/2005
007 in Space ala Moonraker
Here's a fun article on CNN that discusses some cold war space relics:...
Author: robgruen Date: 06/09/2005
Some KB articles don't like to be found
For Instance: ActiveX control containers that support .NET controls -...
Author: robgruen Date: 05/30/2005
Classic ASP (ASP 3.0) doesn’t work on 64bit with 32bit COM objects
In particular I’m referring to VB6 ActiveX objects, and I know there's a lot of em out there. I've...
Author: robgruen Date: 05/26/2005
HOWTO: Easily determine if a file is a managed assembly
This is a question I’ve seen float around several times. It’s an innocent question that I would...
Author: robgruen Date: 05/19/2005
What’s “Enable RPC Debugging” option in VS.NET?
The “Enable RPC Debugging” option is a somewhat well hidden option in Visual Studio .NET. It is...
Author: robgruen Date: 05/09/2005
On the heels of the Mars Polar Lander
https://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050502_mpl_search.html Looks like the smart people at NASA are...
Author: robgruen Date: 05/03/2005
The evading solution to large remoting messages
Thanks to rick for the title! We are seeing more and more people encountering: Q322975 BUG: Passing...
Author: robgruen Date: 05/02/2005
Silly me!
I'm working on this managed application that's doing some remoting. The app's got all sorts of...
Author: robgruen Date: 04/28/2005
Me, my picture frame, and being OOF
I have the benefit of owning a Digital Memory Frame (thanks michaelp). Well, I'm going to be OOF for...
Author: robgruen Date: 04/17/2005
Marsrovers get Life Extension
I just read an article stating that the rovers have been guaranteed an 18 month extension to their...
Author: robgruen Date: 04/11/2005
1.6x + 2x = 320-1280mm
To quote Mazda: "Zoom Zoom!" I just ordered a 2x extender for my camera bag. My primary plans are...
Author: robgruen Date: 04/11/2005
Read this if you're getting an InvalidCastException when referencing a type created with AppDomain.CreateInstanceFrom
I was helping someone out with an issue the other day. Basically we were attempting to create an...
Author: robgruen Date: 04/05/2005
Ever chat with SmarterChild?
I read an article that discusses an IM agent that people can chat with called SmarterChild. While I...
Author: robgruen Date: 04/05/2005
Just like everyone else here @ blogs.msdn.com
I've been migraged along with everyone else and have picked my new theme. If it's hard to read or...
Author: robgruen Date: 04/02/2005
Product Activation changes....
Thanks to JaSoN for alerting me to this. Just a "buyer be ware" kind of thing....
Author: robgruen Date: 04/01/2005
Stop that alarm!
I should probably get one of these! My poor alarm clock must feel like a punching bag. J At least...
Author: robgruen Date: 03/23/2005
What do haircuts and technology have in common?
If you were to ask me this I’d have to say nothing (neither does the internet)! But hold on, I...
Author: robgruen Date: 03/23/2005