Nanda Lella's WebLog

Windows 8 editions are now announced

2012-04-17T00:13:47Z

You can find more information about the Windows * editions at Windows team blog here http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/04/16/announcing-the-windows-8-editions.aspx...(read more)

Where can one find documentation for Lync Server 2010 Commandlets?

2012-04-16T20:36:51Z

Documentation related to PowerShell CommandLets for Lync Server 2010 administration including Synthetic transactions is available at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398867.aspx You can view the CommandLets organized by category at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398306.aspx...(read more)

Lync client for Android is On Android Market NOW!

2011-12-14T17:37:50Z

Lync 2010 for Android extends the power of Lync to your mobile device – including rich presence, instant messaging, audio conferencing, and calling features from a single, easy-to-use interface. You can download the client from Android market here ( https://market.android.com/details?id=com.microsoft.office.lync) IMPORTANT : Microsoft Lync 2010 for Android requires a Lync Server or Office365/Lync Online account and will not work without it. If you are unsure about your account status...(read more)

Lync 2010 client for Windows phone is now available

2011-12-13T00:49:23Z

Lync mobile clients enable you to stay connected, communicate and conference on the go . Mobile clients for Microsoft Lync 2010 take the power of unified communications mobile—including rich presence, instant messaging, audio conferencing, and calling features from a single, easy-to-use interface. For more information, visit Lync mobile site at http://lync.microsoft.com/en-us/Product/UserInterfaces/Pages/lync-2010-mobile.aspx You can download the Lync 2010 Windows Phone client on your...(read more)

Windows 8 changes everything..

2011-06-02T19:31:17Z

In 1995 Windows changed the PC. BUILD will show you that Windows 8 changes everything. Visit http://www.buildwindow s.com/ for more information on how to attend BUILD...(read more)

CBA deployed Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and experienced 60% adoption rate within 24 hours

2011-05-13T22:18:44Z

CBA deployed Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and experienced 60% adoption rate within 24 hours Commonwealth Bank of Australia, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is the nation’s largest financial institution. CBA decided to deploy Microsoft Lync Server 2010 to see how it would integrate with other Microsoft solutions in its network and help make its workforce more productive. High Lights : It has been the fastest uptake of any application they have released - rolled out to 32,000 employees...(read more)

Windows 7 SDK Setup: common installation issues and fixes

2009-09-17T21:49:22Z

I just posted a blog entry over the Windows SDK blog that gives an insight into several causes and solutions to fix Windows SDK for Windows 7 installation issues. You can read the full entry here . ...(read more)

Released: Windows SDK For Windows7 and .Net Framework 3.5 sp1 is now available for Download

2009-08-07T21:14:09Z

The RTM release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now available for download in both ISO and Web Setup format. Web setup allows you to install a specific subset of the SDK you select without having to download the entire SDK; whereas the DVD ISO setup allows you to download the entire SDK to install later. Please note, with this release of the SDK, there are 3 ISOs to choose from – choose the ISO that matches CPU (x86, x64, or Itanium) platform you are installing...(read more)

Windows api Code Pack Aka. Windows Bridge v1.0 is now released

2009-08-07T19:04:07Z

The Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET Framework provides a source code library that can be used to access some new Windows 7 features (and some existing features of older versions of Windows operating system) from managed code. These Windows features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework. The individual features supported in this version (v1.0) of the library are: Windows 7 Taskbar Jump Lists, Icon Overlay, Progress Bar, Tabbed Thumbnails, and Thumbnail Toolbars. Windows...(read more)

Windows Bridge A.K.A Windows API Code Pack v0.90 Now Live

2009-06-12T08:29:00Z

The v0.90 release of Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework is now live on Code Gallery . Features added in this release are DirectX – D3D10.1/10.0, D2D 1.0, DirectWrite and Windows Imaging Component Taskbar – Tabbed Thumbnail and Thumbnail Toolbar Power Management Application Restart and Recovery Command Link System defined Shell icons Network List Manager Other enhancements done in this release are A large number of bugs fixes...(read more)

RELEASE: Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework (v0.85)

2009-05-07T02:00:11Z

The Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET Framework provides a source code library that can be used to access new Windows 7 features (and some related Windows Vista features) from managed code. These features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework. The features included in this version (v0.85) of the library are: Support for Windows Shell namespace objects, including the new Windows 7 libraries, Known Folders and non file system containers. Windows Vista and Windows 7 Task...(read more)

Released: Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1: RC

2009-05-05T21:30:35Z

The Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1: Release Candidate has been released in both ISO and Web Setup format. Web setup allows you to install a specific subset of the SDK you select without having to download the entire SDK; whereas the DVD ISO setup allows you to download the entire SDK to install later. What’s New: The following is a small sampling of what’s new or updated in this SDK. Documentation – Approximately 80% of the SDK documentation set has been refreshed...(read more)

Windows 7 logo key - Keyboard Shortcuts

2009-05-04T21:03:07Z

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key . Press this key To do this Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu Windows logo key +Pause Display the System Properties dialog box Windows logo key +D Display the desktop Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows Windows logo key +Shift+M Restore minimized windows to the desktop Windows logo key +E Open Computer Windows logo key +F Search for a file or folder Ctrl+Windows logo...(read more)

10 Interesting links for Developers Last Week

2009-04-27T20:52:30Z

This post at Ctrl+F5 includes 10 links from all over the web last week that are interesting for Developers, more biased towards web developers. Read more on Ctrl+F5 here ....(read more)

Uninstalling Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5

2009-03-24T23:31:26Z

Developers will not be able to uninstall Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 without having Install Sources available Web Setup: Users who installed using Websetup , will be able to Uninstall if they have network connection available. ISO Install: Users who installed by exploding Windows SDK For Windows Server 2008 ISO , will have to explode again and point SDKSetup to the sources when asked for during uninstall. Users who installed by mounting an ISO, will have to mount Windows SDK ISO again and...(read more)

Adding replay button to Expression Encoder 2 SP1 Silverlight 2.0 media templates

2009-02-19T04:26:00Z

There are several other articles describing how to edit Silverlight 2.0 templates shipped with Expression encoder 2.0 SP1. These are some MSDN article explaining this here and here . I am assuming that you have already opened your Encoder media template in Visual Studio. After opening the template in Visual Studio 1. Navigate to the MediaPlayer project and open MediaPlayer.cs to edit 2. Edit below code in GoToPlaylistItem method as following ...(read more)

RSS feeds in IE not updating after upgrade from Vista to Win7

2009-02-19T01:05:26Z

I noticed that my RSS feeds in IE are no longer updating after upgrading from Vista to Windows 7 beta. Thanks for the very helpful blog entry “ Feeds not updating? ” by Walter vonKoch over the RSS team blog, I was able to fix the issue easily by running the following simple steps at the command prompt. msfeedssync disable msfeedssync enable Of course, before doing these, I had to verify if there was an error in the feed sync by following the steps mentioned in the above linked blog post from RSS...(read more)

Using GlassWindow(WPF) and GlassForm(Win Forms) in Vista Bridge 1.4

2009-02-18T23:49:00Z

For starters, The Vista Bridge Sample Library contains source code for assemblies that provide managed code developers access to Windows Vista features that are not available in the .NET Framework. Some of the features included in the Vista Bridge Sample Library are - Vista style Task and File Dialogs, Common Open and Save dialogs, Application Recovery and Restart, Known Folders, Network Lists, Power Management, User Account Control, CommandLink control, Aero Wizard Control, System provided icons...(read more)

Microsoft Web Application Installer

2008-10-18T00:00:00Z

I recentrly came across this cool installer for web applications. The Web Application Installer is designed to help get you up and running with the most widely used Web Applications freely available for your Windows Server. more information @ http://www.microsoft.com/web/channel/products/WebApplicationInstaller.aspx...(read more)

.NET Making Gains against Java, According to Survey

2008-10-01T23:47:00Z

Five years in and counting, the battle still rages with no clear victor. However, according to a new survey, .NET appears to be widening its lead over Java EE..... More info @ http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10250...(read more)

How to develop a readonly transparent Textbox control in Windows Forms

2008-07-15T23:41:35Z

I saw several questions in MSDN forums asking for how to develop a transparent TextBox or RichTextBox control that is not only ReadOnly but also transparent and does not display a “caret” icon when clicked on it. He is some sample code that can get you started.. public class TransparentTextBox : RichTextBox { public TransparentTextBox () {} protected override CreateParams CreateParams { get { CreateParams TransparentTextBoxParams = base .CreateParams; //0x20 for transparent style...(read more)

Installing the Windows SDK to a custom location may result in unreadable docs and some tools fail.

2008-03-11T19:31:00Z

Installing Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 to a custom location can potentially result in unreadable docs and may also cause some tools to fail. This is because, when the When the Windows SDK is installed to a custom location, the Microsoft Documentation Explorer and the ATL/MFC runtime are not installed by the Windows SDK. There will not issues if these components are already installed by other applications, such as Visual Studio or MSDN. If...(read more)

Influence the future of Windows sdk : Powershell based build environment

2008-03-11T01:58:40Z

We are working on next version of the Windows SDK. One of the features in discussion is a PowerShell based build environment for Windows SDK. We would like to know what do you think about this feature. Do you see yourself using this?

Any information related to how you use our build environment will be of great help for us in making this decision.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Using Visual C++ 2008 Express with the Windows SDK

2008-03-10T22:19:02Z

The Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 includes a new SDK Configuration Tool that sets the Visual Studio include, library and tools directories for you. This tool allows you to switch quickly between the headers, libraries and tools in the installed Windows SDK(s) and those that are embedded in Visual Studio. If you install the Windows Server 2008 SDK before you install Visual Studio, you will need to use the SDK Configuration Tool to set the directories manually.

The SDK Configuration Tool has a GUI interface but it works only on the Visual Studio Retail (non-Express) SKUs. (This is scheduled be fixed in the next release.) You will use the SDK Configuration tool at the command line with VC++ Express.

1. Launch the Windows SDK Command Window (Start, All Programs, Microsoft Windows SDK v6.1, Command Window)

2. CD to Windows SDK install location (Example: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Windows\v6.1\Setup>)

3. Type: WindowsSdkVer.exe -version:v6.1

This command will set the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 (v 6.1) as the “current” SDK for Visual Studio to use for headers, libraries and tools. Use ‘-version:v6.1’ for the Windows Server 2008 SDK content. Use ‘-version:v6.0A’ for the Visual Studio 2008 content.

Integrating Windows SDK and VS with new SDK Configuration tool

2008-03-06T01:36:00Z

The Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, released in February, 2008, includes a new tool to help you develop more easily with Visual Studio. You can use this tool to set which version of Windows SDK headers, libraries and tools you want to build with in Visual Studio.

The Visual Studio 2008 editions are seamlessly integrated with the Windows SDK. VS2008 editions include the same Vista RTM headers and libraries that shipped in the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista released in March, 2007. (The SDK tools in VS2008 are more recent.) You can use these integrated Windows Vista headers and libraries right out of the box with Visual Studio 2008. If you want to use the content in another Windows SDK, the SDK Configuration Tool will allow you to do just that, by setting which SDK is the ‘current’ SDK to build with.

More detailed information about how to acheive this is posted on the WindowsSDK blog @ http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/

The actual post is http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2008/03/01/integrating-windows-sdk-and-vs-with-new-sdk-configuration-tool.aspx