.NET Framework 4.0 From cmd.exe (command line) one can find the version(s) of .NET Framework installed on Windows 7. c:\> reg query “hklm\software\microsoft\net framework setup\ndp” To find if a particular version was installed, such as .NET Framework 4.0 Full, one could do c:\> reg query “hklm\software\microsoft\net framework setup\ndp\v4\Full” | findstr /i install Install REG_DWORD 0x1 […]
Silverlight 1622 error Silverlight installation is rather straightforward but at times one may receive a Silverlight 1622 error indicating: The installation log file could not be written. Verify that the Temp folder exists and that you can write to it. The first thing I recommend checking is the path to %TEMP%. Then, assuming Windows 7 […]
Protection level of a class is internal by default I was working with a young developer and had an fun discussion about protection levels. It is easy to forget default protection levels (access modifier). Classes are internal by default in .NET. Internal means that the class is visible to any code inside the assembly but […]
BIDS or VS 2010? I installed BIDS (Visual Studio 2008) after installing Visual Studio 2012. This caused Start -> Run -> devenv.exe to open BIDS instead of Visual Studio 2012. To switch back Visual Studio 2012 again: Visit the registry by going to Start -> Run -> regedt32 Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\devenv.exe Double click on […]