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Well if that's the case, it's probably cause you're attempting to use this class from a MTA thread. In order to fix this, just change the apartment of the thread where this code is running from MTA to STA (either using the [STAThread] Attribute or by Read More...

You may encounter the following error if you are trying to build a ASP.NET application or web service on a x64bit machine where Sharepoint is installed: Error 1 Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Search, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, Read More...

Please note that the identities mentioned in this story have been changed to protect the innocent. Any names that coincide with real life people is purely coincidental. So there I was, calmly working away when I get the phone call that started it all. Read More...

We generally use "caspol.exe -s off" as a quick test to determine if .NET framework security plays a part in problems with managed components. It used to be that sometimes people would forget to run "caspol.exe -s on" to turn framework security on. Imagine Read More...