Category Archives: Windows Forms

Installing Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7

To run SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7, you need to update it to SP1.  There are "known issues".  Also, SQL Server 2008 BIDS will not install on Windows 7 unless you have updated VS 2008 to SP1. If you're … Continue reading

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The Six “Wow” Features of Windows 7

How Sam Moreau and his eclectic team of architects, industrial designers, and writers created the "Wow!" features of Microsoft's new operating system. Full story at http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/windows-into-the-soul.html?page=0%2C0&partner=homepage_newsletter (hat tip: Heather Leigh) Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share … Continue reading

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Validators for Windows Forms

For those of you who don’t know, those sweet validators we use in WebForms are not available in Windows Forms.  Greg Duncan has a post today that shows how to use an ExtenderProvider to create a RegEx validator in the … Continue reading

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