Archive for June, 2008
How To Install Windows Live Writer on Windows Server 2008
18 June 2008So this is my first post using Windows Live Writer from a Windows Server 2008 workstation.
I was not able to install Windows Live Writer 2008 on my server workstation, it would give the error:
Sorry, Windows Live programs cannot be installed on Windows Server, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, or Windows operating systems earlier than Windows [...]
How To Copy / Clone a Hyper-V Virtual Machine
17 June 2008You can create a copy or clone of an existing virtual machine (VM) quite easily in Hyper-V … The process is a little different than you might think though. The basic procedure is to export and import a virtual machine. I use my VM’s primarily for separate development sandboxes and test machines, so here’s the [...]
Excel ODBC Driver for Windows Server 2008 (64 Bit)
10 June 2008So I’m running Windows Server 2008 as a development workstation. I ran into some trouble with a custom .NET application that imports data from Excel files using the ODBC driver.
Error Message in .NET
ERROR [IM002] [Microsoft] [ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
We are using this ODBC connection string (found [...]
Small Simple Plug-In to Burn ISO’s in Windows Vista
2 June 2008For a very small simple and easy to use ISO burner for Windows Vista (and XP), check out ISO Recorder by Alex Feinman … It works like a Microsoft PowerToy. I love it!