IE(Internet Explorer) 9.0 Final(RTW) Released – Version 9.0.8112.16421

Microsoft has today released the final version of Internet Explorer(IE) 9.0. The version number of the final build would be 9.0.8112.16421 (RTW – Release to Web). New features that make its appearance in IE9 include: Streamlined design with compact user interface. Pinned Sites for accessing frequently visited web pages directly from the taskbar on Windows 7 […]

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Visual Studio 2010 SP1 SDK – Released (Available for Download)

Microsoft has released final version of Visual Studio 2010 SP1 SDK. The Visual Studio 2010 SP1 SDK provides tools and templates for building Visual Studio extensions. By using the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 SDK, you can build your own tool windows, create menu commands, and add extensions to the new Visual Studio editor and other […]

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Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 SP1

With the release of Windows 7 SP1, Microsoft has updated and refreshed Windows Virtual PC to support Windows 7 SP1 as guest operating system. The refreshed version of Windows Virtual PC with version number of 6.1.7600.16393 supports the following Host and Guest Operating systems: Host: Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 […]

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Installing Windows Phone Developer Tools on Windows Server 2008 or Windows XP

Installing Windows Phone Developer Tools on Windows Server 2008 or Windows XP Recently I have installed Windows Server 2008 R2 from Technet and started setting up my Development Environment from scratch. I wanted to use Windows Server 2008 R2 for a while for development provided how flexible it is for development as compared to Windows […]

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sqlncli_x64.msi cannot be found while installing SQL Server 2005 64bit on Windows Server 2008 R2

Recently while installing SQL Server 2005 64bit on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64bit an error message displays that “An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package ‘sqlncli_x64.msi’.” as shown below. After that, the Microsoft SQL […]

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