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‘Document not saved’ or file sharing error saving an Excel file? Maybe your desktop is too cluttered.
Sometimes there’s a problem with saving Excel files on Windows 7 machines in the enterprise. If you...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 11/09/2010
Excel 2010 is slow to save to a remapped “My Documents” folder on the network
Here’s the problem. On a Windows 7 or Windows 2008 Server R2 machine, if you save your Excel 2010...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 07/16/2010
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 fails to update – Error 1920.Service ProtexisLicensing failed to start
This is an interesting error. If you own Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 you get prompted to install...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 10/01/2009
How to embed a manifest to an EXE file
This post explains in detail how to embed a manifest file into an executable (EXE) file. Embedding...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 08/23/2007
How to create an audio fade-in effect for embedded Windows Media Player
Recently this question was asked of me. How to do a fade-in effect for audio files. I assumed media...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 07/06/2007
C++ in Visual Studio 2005 - Some Basics
If you've ever written VB.NET code and you've tried your hand at creating a C++ app then you...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2007
Running chained MSI installations
Anyone who has tried to run two Windows Installer-based installations at the same time knows that...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 12/05/2006
Customer feedback and suggestions for VS.NET 2005 and MSDN 2005
Below are listed some feedback taken directly from customers supported by Microsoft on ways to...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 12/27/2005
Introduction to C++, Assignment Two
This is the second of two articles about my foray into C++ programming through online college. As...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2005
Using the ServiceInstall Table to install a Windows Service with custom properties
You know how when you build a Windows Service and then include a setup and deployment project with...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2005
Introduction to C++, Assignment One
I've been going back to school to ACCIS (American College of Computer Information Systems...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2005
Using the ServiceInstall Table to install a Windows Service with custom properties
You know how when you build a Windows Service and then include a setup and deployment project with...
Author: Will Buffington [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2005