Nanda Lella's WebLog

Windows 7 SDK Setup: common installation issues and fixes

NandaL — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:49:22 GMT

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

NandaL — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:14:09 GMT

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...(read more)

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

NandaL — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:04:07 GMT

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...(read more)

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

NandaL — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:29:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

NandaL — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:00:11 GMT

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...(read more)

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

NandaL — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:30:35 GMT

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...(read more)

Windows 7 logo key - Keyboard Shortcuts

NandaL — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:03:07 GMT

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...(read more)

10 Interesting links for Developers Last Week

NandaL — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:52:30 GMT

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

NandaL — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:31:26 GMT

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...(read more)

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

NandaL — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:26:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

NandaL — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:05:26 GMT

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...(read more)

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

NandaL — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:49:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Microsoft Web Application Installer

NandaL — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.asp...(read more)

.NET Making Gains against Java, According to Survey

NandaL — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:47:00 GMT

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

NandaL — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:41:35 GMT

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...(read more)