The Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Redistributable contains the common language runtime and class libraries built for the .NET Compact Framework. In addition to version 3.5 support, it also supports applications developed for version 1.0 and 2.0. The .NET Compact Framework 3.5 provides new features such as Windows Communication Foundation, LINQ, SoundPlayer, new runtime tool support, and many other features.
Important: To develop .NET Compact Framework applications, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 is required.
This package uses ActiveSync 4.0 to update the device. Before running NETCFSetupv35.msi, connect your device to your PC. If your device is not connected, ActiveSync will store the CAB file and will not install the package until you connect. If you are not using ActiveSync, run the CAB files on the device that correspond to the device–specific CAB files found in the install folder.
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows CE .NET; Windows Mobile 2003 SE software for Pocket PC; Windows Mobile 5.0; Windows Mobile 6; Windows Vista; Windows XP
Supported Device Operating Systems: Windows Mobile Software for Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 for PocketPC and Smartphone, Windows CE .NET 5.0 and higher.
Important: This download utilities Microsoft® Windows® Installer technology. Windows 98 and Windows ME users should install the Microsoft® Windows® Installer 2.0 before proceeding with this download.
Download: Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Redistributable
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The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. It does not contain non-troubleshooting tools like the BSOD Screen Saver or NotMyFault. Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006. Whether you’re an IT Pro or a developer, you’ll find Sysinternals utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows systems and applications. If you have a question about a tool or how to use them, please visit the Sysinternals Forum for answers and help from other users and our moderators.
What’s New ( January 4th, 2008 ):

• Updated Autoruns to version 9.01: Autoruns v9.01 fixes a bug in the way that it handles certain shell extension points and adds awareness of several additional shell extensions.
• Updated PsExec to version 1.94: This update fixes a bug in the timeout option and it makes it possible to use more options when launching local processes, like processor affinity, without administrative rights.
• Updated Tcpview to version 2.52: Tcpview v2.52 fixes a bug that causes partial display of UDP endpoints on Windows XP.
• Sigcheck to version 1.41: This Sigcheck update correctly displays long comments in file version information.

Download: Sysinternals Suite
View: Applications Descriptions
Link: Home Page | Official Forum | Official Blog

I’ve seen a lot of users having issues with installing the Hyper-V Integration Components on Windows Server 2003 in the last few days.  The error code seems to differ slightly, but it’s usually similar to the message below:

If you’re seeing this error message, it’s because you’re still using the Hyper-V CTP release, and the certificate that was used to digitally sign the driver catalogs for the CTP Integration Components expired back in November.

The solution isn’t very elegant - you have to install Windows Server 2008 RC1 with Hyper-V Beta. 

It’s also important to note that it is not supported to move VMs created with the CTP release of Hyper-V to the beta.  The VHD file format is the same (in fact, it’s the same as it was in Virtual Server and Virtual PC), but the VM configuration and the ICs won’t work in an upgrade situation.  You can try uninstalling the ICs before moving the VHDs over to Hyper-V beta, but there are no guarantees that it will work.

Along those same lines, it’s not supported to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 RC1 if you have the Hyper-V CTP installed - setup will actually block the upgrade, so you’ll need to clean install.

And seriously, the Hyper-V beta is amazing.  If you liked the CTP, you’ll really like what we’ve done in the beta.

I love Windows as much as the next guy however there are certain features on Linux that I really wish were in Windows. E.g. The Power of Bash or Multiple (Virtual) Desktops.

Thanks to Microsoft’s Code Plex program I stumbled across a program that allows users to run multiple desktops within Windows XP & Vista. Its a completely open-source program (yay) and even supports Vista’s DWM based aero interface (They seem to have found a way around the slowness of the SDK however).
This virtual desktop program takes advantage of this new API and uses some tricks of its own to provide a powerful virtual desktop manager with a full screen thumbnail based preview. You can have as many desktops as you want and can seamlessly switch between them.

Some of the programs key features include:

• Multiple-monitor support
• Per-desktop backgrounds
• Sticky windows to exclude windows from the virtual desktop manager
• Live Vista thumbnails of all of your windows (Will only work in Vista-XP does not support WDM)
• An infinite number of desktops only limited by the amount of memory in your computer

Download and toy around Virtual Desktop Manager here http://www.codeplex.com/vdm

Pretty cool huh?

Here are some trick you can play with your microsoft word and window folder. Just for fun let try and you can see something…

Lets start first trick:

* Go to start and open an empty notepad file
* Ok now you type “Bush hid the facts” (without the quotes)
* Save notepad as whatever name you want and now close it.
* Now open it again..LoL what you can see there? (more…)

Vista4Experts is kind of a treat for computer experts who don’t want security center notifications, User Account Control dialogs, automatic Windows Defender scannings, automatic update installations (which cause you to reboot your system if you don’t react quickly enough). People who want MSDN (or google) set as default search engine in the Internet Explorer search bar, who want the start menu power button to shut down the system instead of hibernating it, etc. These and many more fixes are included in Vista4Experts. All of these changes can be discarded, enabled or reversed. Vista4Experts is the first expert utility of its kind and works on every platform. (more…)