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Stop Bugging Me

If you are using Windows Update to periodically download and install latest patch, you might encountered an annoying window that prompts you to restart your computer once new updates installed. It will keep on bugging you until your computer is restarted. Clicking Restart Later is only good for a few minutes before the restart window pops up again.

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HTTP 500 - Internal Error Server in Internet Explorer

After completed testing of my ASP.Net in test server, I deployed the same application to client’s server. However, I was hit with following error:

HTTP 500 - Internal Error Server

On further testing, I can’t even connect to localhost (that’s weird!). It gives the same error as above. My client’s system has the following:

1. Windows XP SP2
2. IIS 5.1
3. Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 (v 1.1.4322)

I tried the following but still couldn’t work:

1. Reinstall IIS
2. Reinstall Microsoft .Net Framework
3. Run aspnet_regiis.exe -i

Solution:

1. First of all I need to ensure that IE will not suppress any error messages. In order to do that, open Internet Explorer go to Tools-> Internet Options ->  Advanced Tab. Check option Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages.
2. Install IIS
3. Install Microsoft .Net Framework
4. Make sure Distributed Transaction Coordinator service is installed and running!
• open up your services panel or enter "services.msc"
• look for Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)
• If it is not there, that means it is not installed.
• To install DTC, open up command prompt,
• go to your %windir/system32
• run msdtc.exe -install
• Once installed, you should be able to see DTC in your service panel.
• Start it
5. Run aspnet_regiis.exe -i to complete installation.
6. And voila! My ASP.Net application works!

For guides to reinstall DTC, click here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891801

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How to Retrieve Visual Studio 2005 Serial Key

You misplace your Visual Studio 2005 serial key? Don’t worry. As long as you already have it installed in your PC, you can retrieve the key yourself.

You can retrieved the installed Visual Studio 2005 serial key in Windows Registry. Follow the instruction below:

1. Open registry window. (Start-> Run -> Regedit)
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Registration
3. Look for PIDKEY value
4. The value is the serial key string. Just add a ‘-’ on every 5 characters and you will get your full serial key which you can use later.

By the way, if you are looking for a cracked serial key, sorry, you came to the wrong place.

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How to Fix Error 25007 : LoadLibraryShim()

“Error 25007.Error occurred while initializing fusion. Setup could not load fusion with LoadLibraryShim(). The handle is invalid.”

When you encountered this error, you cannot continue to install Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0. Even if you tried to uninstall .Net Framework 2.0, it won’t allow you too! Now, you found yourself stuck in the situation and thinking of reformat your PC for a clean fresh installation.

Don’t do that just yet. There is one simple solution to this problem. Just remove the following folder

%windir\WinSXS\Policies

where %windir is your Windows directory and reinstall .Net Framework 2.0.

Now, you should be able to get the Framework installed.

Updated :
Below are links to other method to solve the same issue. Will keep on updating if I found any new workaround.

1) MSDN

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