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Ever wondered where a site column is being used when you get the following error?

Site columns which are included in content types cannot be deleted. Remove all references to this site column prior to deleting it.

Well, this handy tool helps you A LOT! Tell around!
http://spsitecolumnusage.codeplex.com/

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SharePoint 2007 doesn’t like the xml:lang in my master page…

Microsoft

Hi there,

I recently needed to make a SharePoint portal XHTML compliant. My html tag was missing the “xml:lang” attribute. So I added it to the master page. That did not work however, SharePoint somehow stripped the “xml:lang” attribute, any other attributes added stayed ok.

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Unable to add selected web part(s)

Microsoft Web Development .NET Development

I stumbled upon this post from Mikhail Dikov who explains 7 reasons why a webpart may show up in the webpart chooser but give the mentioned error when adding it to a page.

None of his steps worked for me, but in the comments, Ian Campbell noted very helpfully to check the WebPart Gallery at site collection level. The gallery contained an old version (when looking at the XML) of the webpart, which still referenced a faulty assembly. I deleted it and re-enabled my feature (thus adding it again) and everything worked fine.

Good luck continuing to figure out if this didn’t work for you!

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Mandelbrot for Mobile!?

Microsoft Sciences .NET Development

Hi all,

A year ago, I would probably have done this in J2ME refusing to have to do anything with Windows development, but by working with .NET I actually realized it isn’t so bad, if not, even handier to create applications. A great example of that is the .NET Compact Framework. Together with Visual Studio and the Windows Mobile 6 SDK, it’s peanuts to make mobile applications.
In this issue, Mandelbrot Fractal navigator for Windows Mobile 6.

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.NET Framework 3.5 machine.config

Microsoft Web Development .NET Development

Hi there,

For those out there asking the question: where is my machine.config on my ASP.NET server, read on.

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Concurrency violation: the UpdateCommand affected 0 of the expected 1 records.

Microsoft .NET Development

As I’m working as a .NET developer at LoQutus, my .NET posts will grow increasingly, therefore, there is a new Category “.NET Development”. Read on for the first post! :-)

When working with DataSets, I encountered a strange problem, taking me to a very dark place on the internet: Concurrency handling in ADO.NET.
The cause of the problem had little to do with any concurrency, so read on to find out whether it may solve your problem too!

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Symantec Endpoint Security 11 kills your OS, attacking rastls.dll

Microsoft

Hi all,

I’ve been having a real hard time lately, not being able to setup my VPN connection from within Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. I though it was x64 related, as it turns out, it wasn’t that at all.

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Travelling around the globe, don’t lift your butt…

Microsoft Web Development

I’ve stumbled upon some great sites, which offer the next-generation user experience I think.
The creativity and technology used to create the links below are incredible, you’ll have to see for yourself!
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Windows Help System doesn’t work anymore

Microsoft

So you had this error before? Searched the internet for hours but didn’t find anything? Have you done all the bogus helpctr /regserver stuff? Doesn’t work hey? Even reinstalling the help binaries and the registry keys didn’t work? Well my friend, I might have a solution for you which helped perfectly for me!
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Microsft Word Heading Numbering Techniques

Microsoft

Okay, I must admit, and what most people will have to admit, the numbering system in Word is far from intuitive.

But it works if you study it long enough…
… or read a good article about it.

So I did. I found this very great article:
How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft Word document
Make sure you follow all the steps in the right order, and very strictly, and you will succeed!

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