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Developer Challenge: Test your knowledge Quotient

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Microsoft India is Organizing Developer Challenge and ITPro Challenge. Its a really good chance to test your knowledge and win some cool prizes.

Contest Duration : 5-14 November 2008

According to MSDNContest Web site

Do you love technology and pride yourself in knowing the latest Microsoft tools and technologies better than anyone else?
If so, DEVELOPER CHALLENGE is the perfect forum for you to showcase your knowledge and expertise and, in the process WIN some really EXCITING PRIZES. Check-in for the latest contests, and test out your knowledge of Microsoft products.
Don’t miss out – get going today!

Ongoing Contests for Developers

Developer Quiz: VSTS
The VSTS Developer Quiz challenges technology professionals to put your head down and prove that you are the best in your area of expertise and in the process WIN some cool PRIZES.

Developer Quiz: Silverlight
A unique opportunity for developers working on Microsoft Silverlight. This quiz contest seeks to provide you an opportunity to test your knowledge of the product that you use day-in and day-out.

For IT Professionals

TechNet India Quiz
How well do you know Windows Vista? Get set to test your knowledge, and in the process, win some EXCITING PRIZES. The Winner of the Quiz will win a Windows Mobile Phone, and the next 10 highest scorers will win Microsoft Arc Mouse each.

IT Pro Momentum Contest
Have you worked on any technology integration involving Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 or Microsoft’s Unified Communication Solutions? If so, submit a short video or a document showcasing your experience of working on Microsoft Technologies, and you could be among the lucky winners of a cool Windows Mobile Phone.

Visit : MSDNContest ITProContest Tearms And Conditions

Get Visual Studio 2008 Free Of Cost

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:17:00 +0000

This is a good news for all the developers and students of India as now they can get their favorate development Tools Free of cost

Yes Its True you can get a Totally Genuine Lisence of Visual Studio 2008 and other Flagship Development products from Microsoft at no cost.

Whats the Catch : The only catch is that you should be student of recognized educational institute.

What is DreamSpark ?
Microsoft DreamSpark™ makes professional-level developer and design software available to students in India at no charge, so you can chase your dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology- or just get a head start in your career.

Softwares that you can get Free of Cost

Microsoft developer tools.
These professional-grade products provide a security-enhanced and reliable environment, enabling students to program everything from a cell phone to a robot or to create their own Web page. Students will also be able to invent compelling new gaming content and make their dream game a reality by porting their creations to their Xbox 360 console.

Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition*
XNA Game Studio 2.0*
12-month free membership in the XNA Creators Club

Microsoft designer tools.
This ultra-versatile suite of tools will enable students to vividly bring their
creative visions to life in vibrant new Web site designs and more effective digital
content, including animation, imagery and photography.

Expression Studio, including:
- Expression Web*
- Expression Blend*
- Expression Design*
- Expression Media*

Microsoft platform resources.
The foundation for development and design platforms, these products deliver a security-enhanced and reliable environment, reliable and manageable environment for students to more quickly turn ideas into reality.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition*
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Virtual PC 2007*

* The tools marked with the asterisk are also available on DVD.

Visit : DreamSparkIndia See : FAQ

Spend an afternoon with Bill Gates

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:32:00 +0000

Currently Bill Gates is on the tour of India.

Today he will be spending some time at IIT Delhi to address students and talk about Dreamspark - Microsoft's new initiative for Indian Students.

Catch him live

Calling all Dreamers to share an afternoon with Bill Gates - Founder & Chairman of Microsoft Corporation.

Date : 5th November 2008.

Time: 2:00PM-3:30PM IST (+5:30 GMT)

Venue: www.DreamSparkIndia.com

Be there to listen to him LIVE, as he exclusively addresses the Indian IT ecosystem audience. Entry for Dreamers Only

Visit DreamSpark Official website to to Register

How Do I : Use a custom login page instead of Login.aspx

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:57:00 +0000

By default Asp.NET uses Login.aspx as its default Login page. That means if you want to access a page that you are not authorized to access you will be redirected to Login.aspx. Also if you click a Login Status control you will be redirected to Login.aspx.

You can easily override this feature and use a custom page (say Default.aspx) instead of Login.aspx as default login page.

To do so Simply add the following code in Authentication section of web.config

<forms loginUrl="Default.aspx"/>

You can also override other default settings by setting custom values in web.config. Some other default settings are

<forms name=".ASPXAUTH"
loginUrl="login.aspx"       
defaultUrl="default.aspx"
protection="All"
timeout="30"
path="/"       
requireSSL="false"
slidingExpiration="true"      
cookieless="UseDeviceProfile"
domain=""       
enableCrossAppRedirects="false">
<credentials passwordFormat="SHA1" />
</forms>

Change the default value to override the default behavior.

How Do I : Enable Folder Option

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:02:00 +0000

Most of the viruses disable Folder options on the machine to restrict user from showing hidden files. Even if you successfully remove the virus, the folder options ate still not enabled. Don't worry you can follow procedure given below to enable folder options once again.

Method 1 : Using Registry Editor.

Click Start Menu –> Run or else Press Win key+R to open run dialog box.

Now type Regedit to open Registry Editor.

Navigate to the following keys

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer

Look for the dword value NoFolderOptions either delete it or set its value to 1

Method 2 : Using .reg file

If you are not familiar with registry editing you can try following method

Open Notepad and copy paste following code in it.

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoFolderOptions"=dword:0000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoFolderOptions"=dword:0000000

Now save file as abhishek.reg. NOTE : Dont save file as .txt but as .reg
Now double click the file and when system asks for permission to add information in registry click Yes

Folder Options will be enabled.

How Do I : Enable Registry Editor

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:51:00 +0000

If you are encountering some error message like “Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator”

This means that your system has been probably infected by a virus called rontokbro@mm. Now to remove the virus you will have to scan your computer with a good antivirus software. But Even if you remove the virus the registry editing will not be enabled. To Enable Registry editing again follow the procedure given below

Method 1 : Using Run Command

Click Start Menu –> Run or else Press Win key+R to open run dialog box.
Now Type

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

add Press Enter. Registry Editing will be enabled.

Method 2 : Using .reg file

Sometimes these bloody viruses also disable Run functionality. In this case you can follow following method.
Open Notepad and copy paste following code in it.

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000

Now save file as abhishek.reg. NOTE : Dont save file as .txt but as .reg
Now double click the file and when system asks for permission to add information in registry click Yes

Registry Editing will be enabled.

How do I : Enable Sitemap Security Trimming in ASP.NET 2.0 /3.5

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:26:00 +0000

One of the basic requirements for websites is to restrict access to certain pages. This can be easily done using new security API and Role Management features provided in ASP.NET 2.0.

But its really annoying from user point of view to click on a link in Menu or Tree View control and later discover that he don't save sufficient privilege to access that page. This problem can be easily solved using Security Trimming. Once you enable security trimming for your site map only those items are shown to user on which he has access.

So follow the step by step procedure given below to upgrade your website.

Step 1 : Define Access Rules for your website.

To define folder level access rules open ASP.NET configuration tool and click on security Tab. Now under "Access Rules" section click on Add Access Rule to start defining access rules for your website.

NOTE : Rules defined, follow a top-to-bottom approach i.e. First of all first rule is used then second and so on. For Example in the picture if some one wants to access pages in Administrator folder, First of all .net will check that this user belongs to Administrator Role or not, If user belongs to Administrator role access will be granted else second rule will be checked which says to block all the users. So User who are in Administrator Role will be able to access pages.

To Define page Level Access Rules you will have to manually edit web.config.

Add following section in web.config in configuration section.

Step 2: Enable Security Trimming for Site map.

Security Trimming can be enabled by overriding the default Sitemap provider defined in machine.config.Add following code in web.config

Step 3 : Specify roles in web.sitemap file (optional)

By default only those links will be shown to user on which he has access however if you want to explicitly show a node to a user, this can also be done by specifying role attribute in web.sitemap. This option can also be used to over come the problem if Parent node don't have any URL associated with it.

Define roles in web.sitemap

Example

Before enabling security trimming all links are shown to all users

After enabling security trimming only those links are shown which user can access.

Menu Structure for anonymous user

Menu Structure for Administrator

How Do I : Upgrade existing AJAX 1.0 website to .NET 3.5

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:09:00 +0000

With The Release of Visual Studio 2008 Microsoft has enabled Multi Platform Targeting support in Visual Studio. That Means you can develop websites for any version of .NET framework(2.0, 3.0, 3.5).

Upgrading existing .NET 2.0 websites is a breeze using the new upgrade wizard. Open any .NET 2.0 website and Visual Studio will automatically show upgrade wizard. Simply click Yes to upgrade website to Framework 3.5.

Now things might not be so smooth if your website uses AJAX extension 1.0 and you might end up with compile time errors, So follow the step by step procedure given below to upgrade your website.

Assumptions :

You have a working copy of Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition.
You have Already Installed Added AJAX Tootkit Controls to your ToolBox. If not download the latest release here

Step 1 : Upgrade website to .NET 3.5.
Open website in Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition. When Prompted to upgrade website to .NET Framework 3.5, click Yes.

Step 2 : Remove References to AJAX Assembly.
Now open your web.config file and look for references to old AJAX Assemblies 1.0.61025.0, Replace them with value 3.5.0.0.

NOTE : If you have Visual Studio SP1installed, Assembly references will be automatically changed.

Step 3 : Replace AJAXControlToolKit.dll
Now to replace your old AJAXControlToolKit.dll, Simply Drag and Drop any control from AJAX ToolKit on any page of your website. Visual Studio will give a confirmation prompt.

Click Yes to replace AJAXControlToolKit.dll file.

Test Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Abhishek Tripathi) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:11:00 +0000

A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart
A Blog where I will discuss about Myself, things I enjoy doing and Microsoft .NET, the thehnology I love from the bottom of my heart