Adding network paths as Trusted locations in VS.NET

Unlike Visual Studio 6 or other COM based applications, VS.NET by default, does not allow opening the projects from the network. To open the projects from network paths, first they need to be added as trusted zones. To add network drives as trusted path in VS.NET, run the following commands. Go to C:WINNTMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv1.0.3705 and one has to run the following commands caspol -m -ag 1.2 -url file:///H:/* FullTrust Run below command to remove the existing machine wide config info, if nereded caspol -reset Again run the command "caspol -m -ag 1.2 -url file:///H:/* FullTrust" to set the path To verify […]

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List of Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) versions

This article lists the version numbers of Microsoft XML Core Services or the Microsoft XML parser (MSXML). Different versions of MSXML are included with various Microsoft products, such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft SQL Server. MSXML is also updated when you install software updates for various Microsoft products.   Microsoft provides several different XML parsers. The MSXML parser is included in the Msxml.dll file, the Msxml2.dll file, the Msxml3.dll file, the Msxml4.dll file, the Msxml5.dll file, the Msxml6.dll file, and one or more resource files. Notice that Windows HTTP Services (Winhttp*.dll) is also included with […]

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How to check for MDAC version

This article describes two different ways to check which version of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) is installed on a system: Use the Component Checker tool. Check the version information that is stored in the registry. Back to the top Install and Use the Component Checker Tool The most reliable way to determine which version of MDAC is installed is to compare the version number of each MDAC DLL file to a list of the DLL files that are shipped with each MDAC version. The Component Checker can help you to do this. It checks the files on the computer, […]

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