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Multiple ASP.NET Virtual Directories on One Web Site Server

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I have made a discovery this morning while attempting to configure two ASP.NET Virtual Directories on one Web Site Server.
The server houses IIS6 and is hosting several web applications for our QA group. IIS is responsible for hosting our ScrewTurn Wiki and an internal metrics gathering tool. The Wiki was built using the .NET Framework [...]

Changing “Save As” Defaults in Office 2007

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For those of you currently using Office 2007 in an office environment, you may have found yourself in the position where you have the latest version of Office and others around you still run with previous versions. Saving documents in the new Office 2007 format usually prevents those users from being able to access your [...]

Issue installing MS Fax Services in Windows XP SP3

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I recently came across an issue where I needed MS Fax Services installed to test a particular scenario for the enterprise system I am working with. Apparently, in Windows XP SP3, the security database can be corrupted in such as way as to prevent you from installing certain services, including MS Fax Services. From http://support.microsoft.com:
You [...]

QuickTest Pro Asset Upgrade Tool for QualityCenter 10

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My office has recently upgraded to QualityCenter 10, as several members of our team were having issues connecting to QC9 using Internet Explorer 8 with Windows XP SP3. This was as good a reason as ever to switch.
We have been automating our smoke test suite in QuickTest Pro 9.5 over the past year and have [...]

Universal Cell Phone Chargers

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This is great news for consumers of cell phones! Major players in the market have decided that they’ll switch to a universal charging mechanism by January 2012. The switch will reduce the sheer amount of plugs that we all collect, plus will reduce the amount of waste we create due to obsolete technology. I welcome [...]

MSCONFIG – Configure your Windows Startup

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I keep forgetting the application that allows me to configure how Windows XP boots. The application is MSCONFIG.exe.  To start, launch a run prompt and type:
MSCONFIG
Use this tool at your own risk, as you are directly modifying important system files.

Divx Files on Zune

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I was recently looking for a way to enjoy Divx-encoded videos on my Zune — you know for road trips and such. Apparently some work has been done in this field, yet I have had little success in duplicating the effort.
The folks over at Techmixer.com have suggested the following steps:

Copy and paste the following [...]

My Blog’s Graph

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I was reading Griner’s Blog over at TheSocialPath.com and his latest post had an interesting image of a graph the blog. Of course, I got curious and decided to graph out my blog using this cool web page graphing site:
Webpages as Graphs

I am not sure what exactly it all means, but it sure looks purty.

Updating ActiveX Datagrids in QTP

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In my recent testing efforts, I have comes across a desktop windows form (written in VB6) involving updating a data grid and then calculating another field’s value based on those updates. In order to achieve this functionality, the development staffs implemented two events (AfterColUpdate and LostFocus) that, when triggered, would fire off the calculation method.
None [...]

Using QTP to Connect to an Oracle Database with Instant Client

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Need a light-weight ODBC connection to an Oracle database for you QTP scripts? Oracle Instant Client is just the ticket, assuming you have Oracle version 10g for your database. Please read the information provided by Oracle to make sure Instant Client is right for your needs.