Todd's Blog
My contribution to the SharePoint community
Blog is Still Alive
Cannot believe at this point I can still write a blog post here. Coolio.
Author: Toddca Date: 06/28/2014
Spankin' New Blog
Got a new blog site, please join me here https://todd-carter.com
Author: Toddca Date: 03/09/2010
On Twitter Now
After being push and prodded by my friends I have decided to join the Twitter community @Toddca. I...
Author: Toddca Date: 05/02/2009
SharePoint Session State; The Guest That Just Won’t Leave
MOSS uses ASP.Net session state for Forms Services, Project Server, etc. SharePoint installs a...
Author: Toddca Date: 03/17/2009
Run (As Your AppPool Account) Forrest
When running within a website that uses impersonation you find it necessary sometimes to have your...
Author: Toddca Date: 02/11/2009
PrepareToMove Away From Running This Command
If you are a SharePoint Admin that is still running stsadm –o PrepareToMove before detaching a...
Author: Toddca Date: 01/30/2009
High Memory is Relative
Like most folks I customize my computer to fit my needs. I apply a myriad of registry settings,...
Author: Toddca Date: 01/23/2009
Customizing the Rendering of a Custom SPField
I was recently asked by a customer how to use a PropertySchema field value within a RenderPatten's...
Author: Toddca Date: 01/23/2009
The Zero Downtime SharePoint Patching Myth
Unfortunately it is not possible to update/patch SharePoint without occurring some amount downtime....
Author: Toddca Date: 08/02/2008
Where Did That AppPool Go?
I am a big fan of anything that gives me more insight as to what is happening on my system. One such...
Author: Toddca Date: 06/05/2008
Database Disconnect Issues with SharePoint
I have spent a good deal of time lately working with one of my MOSS 2007 customers on a database...
Author: Toddca Date: 03/23/2008
.Net Framework Version Overview
I am frequently asked about the various .Net framework versions floating around. As the .Net...
Author: Toddca Date: 08/08/2007
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Remote Blob Storage API
Probably one of the worst KB articles I have seen lately introduces, what has the potential to be a...
Author: Toddca Date: 08/06/2007
Download your Hotfixes!
Up to this point Microsoft has always required customers to make a phone call into Microsoft Product...
Author: Toddca Date: 07/27/2007
Moss & SharePoint Related MCTS Certification Information
Recently I have been looking into MOSS related certifications and ran across the MCTS...
Author: Toddca Date: 06/14/2007
Moving To SharePoint
Since coming to Developer Support in 2003 I have been working with ASP.NET and IIS. 4 years in any...
Author: Toddca Date: 05/28/2007
WSS 3.0 32bit on x64
Question: So what happens when you have an x64 development box running Windows 2003 R2 x64...
Author: Toddca Date: 05/15/2007
Logging 32bit ASP.Net Performance Counters on a Windows 2003 64bit OS
Recently an issue came up where an admin was upgrading their Windows 2003 Server OS from 32bit to...
Author: Toddca Date: 05/08/2007
My Experience with Microsoft Speech Server 2007
I just completed building my first MSS07 application and I thought I would jot down my thoughts and...
Author: Toddca Date: 01/26/2007
Hashtable insert failed. Load factor too high
I just got involved in a case where a customer of mine was hitting the following exception on .Net...
Author: Toddca Date: 01/26/2007
Bytes In All Heaps > Private Bytes?
The other day I had a friend of mine approach me about a possible bug he had found in the CLR memory...
Author: Toddca Date: 09/18/2006
Event Handlers Gone Wild
Today I ran across an issue that my good buddy Tess hit with one of her customers a while back.The...
Author: Toddca Date: 09/05/2006
I'm Back!
Today I am back from a 6 month project working on NGIM (Next Generation Incident Management). It is...
Author: Toddca Date: 09/05/2006
Update::Deleting ASP.NET 2.0 Application Sub-Directories Shuts Down the AppDomain
I have some additional information regarding my post the detailed the deleing of application...
Author: Toddca Date: 07/17/2006
AppPool Running ASP.NET 2.0 May Crash On Process Exit
Ran into an interesting issue the other day while working with a customer and I thought I would...
Author: Toddca Date: 03/01/2006
The Wait Class
Back when I did most of my coding with C++ I really liked the simplicity and compactness of using...
Author: Toddca Date: 01/04/2006
IIS 6 Crashing With Some Asynchronous Handlers
When an ASP.NET application uses Asynchronous Handlers with IIS 6 the worker process (w3wp.exe) may...
Author: Toddca Date: 01/03/2006
Deleting ASP.NET 2.0 Application Sub-Directories Shuts Down the AppDomain
This issue seems to be coming up recently since ASP.NET 2.0 shipped; probably because this behavior...
Author: Toddca Date: 12/01/2005
An ASP.NET & SQL Server Performance Issue
I have worked a few high profile performance related issues in the last six months which all...
Author: Toddca Date: 11/14/2005
Normal Users On Terminal Server Fail To Run .Net Framework Applications
Yesterday I spent a couple of hours running through a live debug via Office Live Meeting (OLM) to...
Author: Toddca Date: 06/08/2005
IsInRole Is Slow
Authentication to ASP.NET May be Slow When using custom authentication modules and/or role based...
Author: Toddca Date: 04/28/2005
Personal Data
I have worked for Microsoft for a little over 8 years. My current role is as a Senior Escalation...
Author: Toddca Date: 04/27/2005