Could Not Load File or Assembly Issue

Problem:
Could not load file or assembly ‘System.EnterpriseServices, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a’ or one of its dependencies. System could not find the file.
Cause:
System.EnterpriseServices.dll is missing in the GAC or there exist different versions of this dll.
Fix:
Drag and drop “<windows_directory>\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.EnterpriseServices.dll”into the “<windows_directory>\assembly\” folder.
Source: http://forums.asp.net/t/956018.aspx

Date and Time Format Patterns

I always forget how to format Date and Time in .NET whenever I need to use it, but fortunately there are Google and ASPAlliance.
Date and Time Format Patterns
All the patterns:
0    MM/dd/yyyy    01/23/2008
1    dddd, dd MMMM yyyy    Wednesday, 23 January 2008
2    dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm    Wednesday, 23 January 2008 16:38
3    dddd, dd MMMM yyyy hh:mm [...]

ASP.NET ViewState Helper

From BinaryFortressSoftware:
ASP.NET ViewState Helper is designed to help all web developers, but has specific features to help ASP.NET developers track ViewState issues. Analyze your web pages in real-time while you browse them using Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. As you can see in this Screen Shot, ASP.NET ViewState Helper gives you very detailed information to [...]

Latest AJAX Project

Group effort really paid off for this project. It helped me learn a lot about AJAX, ASP.NET 2.0, and AJAX Control Toolkit.

Development Notes

Problem: Drop Failed for User - Error MSSQLSERVER 15421 / The database principal owns a database role and cannot be dropped. Msg 15421.
Solution: http://blog.davestechshop.net/archive/2006/10/05/DropFailedForUserMsg15421.aspx
Problem: Why Don’t I See a Security Tab on the Properties dialog for My Files and Folders in Windows XP?
Solution: http://imar.spaanjaars.com/QuickDocId.aspx?quickdoc=286

MSDTC Not Installed on New Dell Computers

I had this issue when I ran IIS for the first time:

The server failed to load application ‘/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT’. The error was ‘Class not registered’.
The problem was Dell did not install the MSDTC, which is the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator, and I found the solution at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=881749&SiteID=1.
Basically here are the steps that I took to [...]

Got Atlas Installed for Viual Studio 2005 and .NET 2.0

Atlas is a free framework for building a new generation of richer, more interactive, highly personalized standards based Web applications. It works with VS 2005 and .NET 2.0.
I’m excited to have it installed last night. Played around with it for a bit and also started a new project to learn more about the new [...]

Got Visual Studio 2005 Installed

I attended a Microsoft Road Show on December 1, 2005 to learn about the new Visual Studio and MS SQL 2005. I also got myself a free copy of the standard edition for both of these products. The Road Show was in Abingdon, Maryland, and it was the very first Microsoft Road Show [...]

aspnet_regiis -i

Use the following commands to either register for the first time or re-register your ASP.NET with IIS.
For ASP.NET version 1.1.4322:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322>aspnet_regiis -i
For ASP.NET version 2.0.50727:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727>aspnet_regiis -i