NOTE: it is now possible to achieve this in the Azure portal which means the modification of the XDT file is no longer necessary. It will still work and knowing about this capability might help you implement something which does not currently have an interface to do so…yet. Here is some information about doing this […]
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Beginning C# and .NET, 2021 Edition
I would like to proudly announce the release and availability of my new Beginning C# and .NET 2021 Edition book, which was co-authored with Jon Reid. The book contains over 800 pages of material relating to the skills and knowledge required to become a great C# programmer. The book is designed around the premise that […]
Read More →Kali Linux for Windows
This is pretty cool as I am very interested in this specific flavor of Linux. I have installed it and it’s very cool. You can down load this from the Microsoft Store. Then search for “Kali” and install it. Here is the description: “The Kali for Windows application allows one to install and run the […]
Read More →How to copy files or deploy code to a Nano Server
I am writing numerous posts about IIS on Nano with my intent to get an ASP.NET Core application up and running on it. There are already instructions for this shown directly below, but I like to do the exercise myself and document my experiences and lessons in addition. #ASPNETCORE #Nano #IIS What’s new in IIS […]
Read More →How to install IIS and Tracing on a Nano for Windows Server 2016
If you have not already reviewed my other articles on using IIS on Nano, then you might want to take a look at them. Just so you know the perspective I am coming from and the context in which I work within. What’s new in IIS 10 How to list Packages available when creating a […]
Read More →How to list Packages available when creating a Nano server
I have written numerous articles on Nano server, check them out. What’s new in IIS 10 How to list Packages available when creating a Nano server How to install IIS and Tracing on a Nano for Windows Server 2016 How to copy files or deploy code to a Nano Server How to connect and configure […]
Read More →Using Process Monitor to solve any problem, including DebugDiag
I attended TechReady15 and took part in a session from Mark Russinovich, the creator of Process Monitor and many if not all of the System Internals tools. He mentioned that there is no problem which Process Monitor cannot be used to help resolve. I put that to the test when I received the error message, […]
Read More →My Windows 8 Store App – Hitman Website Monitor
I am migrating all my articles to this site. I wrote this one long ago and posting here for historical reasons. I hope you enjoy it. After creating my Windows Phone application I wanted to test out how difficult or easy it would be to port that to a Windows 8 Store App. After some […]
Read More →Troubleshooting an IIS Add Roles and Features error
It is common to install or uninstall Web Server features. You need these features to execute ASP.NET pages, perform logging, authenticate user requests, etc…. Figure 1 shows a sub-set list of features which you may choose to install. Figure 1, Add Roles and Features list, small example Try walking through the ‘Add Roles and Features’ […]
Read More →Recreate Event Viewer logs
If you ever receive “the event log file is corrupted” on Windows 2008 R2, try the following list of actions to fix it. Following these steps result in the recreation of the event logs. Open a command as an Administrator and enter “NET STOP EVENTLOG” as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1, stopping event logging […]
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