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How To: Adding MVC items to an ASP.NET Web Application

I’ve been experimenting with using ASP.NET MVC inside a standard ASP.NET Web Application (Web Forms).  I really like what’s been released with MVC 1.0 and can see places where existing apps would benefit from the features.  Plus, having just finished Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0 from Wrox (see my book review), I couldn’t wait to start [...]

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SQL Express 2008 x64 Integration with Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Yesterday I was trying to add a database to the App_Data folder of a simple web application I was creating.  During one of my computer re-installs, I didn’t install SQL Express since I normally use a full blown SQL instance, so I really had no need for it.  Now that I did need it, I [...]

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How To: Install Windows 7 on VirtualBox 2.1 – Fix Sound, Video and Network adapter

On my previous blog posts, I covered the installation of VirtualBox 2.1 and I went over the step-by-steps to create a virtual machine to host Windows 7. How to: VirtualBox 2.1 Installation Guide How To: Install Windows 7 on VirtualBox 2.1 – Create a virtual machine How To: Install Windows 7 on VirtualBox 2.1 – [...]

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How To: Install Windows 7 on VirtualBox 2.1 – Installation details

On my previous blog posts, I cover the installation of VirtualBox 2.1 and I go over the step-by-steps to create a virtual machine to host Windows 7. How to: VirtualBox 2.1 Installation Guide How To: Install Windows 7 on VirtualBox 2.1 – Create a virtual machine I will now go over the details to install [...]

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How To: Install Windows 7 on VirtualBox 2.1 – Create a virtual machine

Today, I will go through the step by step instructions to setup VirtualBox for Windows 7. First of all, You will need to install VirtualBox. Follow my VirtualBox installation guide from a previous blog post if you need the step-by-steps.

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