Is it possible to connect to an Analysis Services Database (2008) from Excel 2007 on Windows 7? I have installed the "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services 10.0 OLE DB Provider" but it's not possible to create a connection. It works on windows XP and on Windows Vista so I guess the problem is Windows 7? ...
Hi, Is there another download besides sql server 2008 developer that will have profiler in it? I just want a local developer installation not a full blown server version. It has to have at least SP1 on it also. I am having issues with sql server 2008 developer 64-bit on my windows7 64-bit o/s. ...
Hi when installing sqlserver 2008 sp1 on windows7, when it gets to the 'select features' part the list is empty. I can't go past that step as I can't select anything and then the validation fails. Man installing sqlserver2008 on windows7 is a real nightmare! I have .net 3.5 SP1, trying to install sqlserver 2008 SP1 and its just not g...
Goal Let me start with my final vision of what I'd like to be able to do first: In Windows, I'd like to be able to use a global keyboard shortcut that I define (say, Ctrl+Alt+C) to copy the full path and filename of the open document in the foreground application to the clipboard. This would be useful to, for example, be able to subs...
I always used to check the windows versions by their major/minor build numbers. Strangely enough, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2, both return the same major/minor version number combination. Confirm this by typing ver into a command prompt ...
I am having trouble reading the output from a process when running several processes from .net. One example is the 'netsh' command. I am trying to read all scopes from a dhcp server. It is only failing in web applications and unit tests. In the below code the 'message' is an empty string. var arguments = @"-r myDhcpServer.myDomain dh...
I'm developing a Vista/Win7 Desktop Gadget that uses a translucent g:background (doc) area with g:text (doc) on top. I'm adding the text via addTextObject (doc), and this all works as expected. However, I can't figure out how to set that text to bold style. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this directly via the exposed properties th...
I installed my application in Windows 7 and as part of the installation, it installs some text files. Now, if I open the text file in notepad and try to save it, I get an "Access denied" error. I'm logged in as administrator on the machine and the file is not marked read only and security permissions seem to be fine. However, I could de...
I get this annoying message everytime I try to run visual studio 2005(even using "Run as Administrator" gives same message). I have VS 2005 Professional with all the latest service packs installed including vs2005 SP1 and vs 2005 update for Vista. I am part of the administrators group on my machine. Still I have this problem. Some rea...
I'm looking to create a very -tiny- application(s) in Windows 7. I'm looking for a programming language like C# and a simple framework that Makes the application very light weight Doesn't require any libraries or modules (only the *.exe and works on a newly installed Win7) The IDE (Or the compiler) let me easily implement windows 7 fea...
My application needs administrative access and I want it to run without any hassles in Windows 7. I have the following options 1.Ask the user using the application to turn off UAC. This is a last resort option and would hate to do that. 2.Embed a manifest in the application that says elevate to adminstrator privelege. This will work b...
Is it time to switch to Win7 for primary dev? I mostly deal with maven, eclipse, eclipse-derivatives, VMWare workstation, virtualbox, and other dev-centric tools. I'm wary to switch now, but I have msdn access to the RTM release, and I'm thinking of upgrading? What are your concerns for Windows 7? Have you switched yet? What are the pros...
I am developing a Django site using Windows 7 as my dev environment. I have IE6 running through XP mode. Accessing my site through localhost:8000 doesn't work in IE6 (probably since it is still running a VM). Is there a way to access my site in IE6 while it is being served through Django's test server running on Windows 7? ...
Has anybody found a way to install Sql Server 2008 on Windows 7 RTM? The Windows 7 installer compatibility wizard indicated that 2008 has incompatibilities and the Sql Server 2008 installer causes the Windows 7 to throw up a warning and then eventually errors out with an "Object reference" error. ...
I have used wim2vhd to make a vhd file to boot from. I'm planning more vhd machines based on the same OS(windows 7 ultimate) Can I have one "Master-VHD" witch contain the os, and smaler "Child-VHD"'s that inherit from the master? Or is this not possible in this scenario? HW OS : Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600 Build: 7600 ) ...
If you've noticed in the Windows 7 beta, if you copy files or other system actions, the windows explorer icon in the taskbar will fill up with a green progress bar equivalent to the progress bar on the form. Is there a way that, in my C# forms, I can force my taskbar progress bar to match the progress of whatever task I'm doing? Converti...
I am having trouble getting x64 compilation to work on Windows 7 RTM (64-bit) with Visual Studio 2008 Professional (both with and without SP1). I have not installed the Windows 7 SDK, as Microsoft suggests might be the issue. The problem is that there are no x64/64-bit choices in the Configuration Manager of Visual Studio. I do not hav...
I am getting the following error when attempting to build my project in Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition: *Task failed because “sgen.exe” was not found, or the correct Microsoft Windows SDK is not installed. The task is looking for “sgen.exe” in the “bin” subdirectory beneath the location specified in the InstallationFolder value...
Which OS would you recommend for a development machine: Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 As of now, most "web developers" probably use Windows Server 2008 because of IIS and Vista SuckingBigTime. Does this change with Windows 7? Can we finally use a client OS on a client computer again or the time has yet to come? ...
Is there a way to test the multitouch capability of an application using a non-multitouch enabled machine? I'd like to simulate user input for zoom, scaling and rotating during runtime. This is for a WPF application written in C#. ...