Month: September 2010
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Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Information Disclosure
UPDATE (2010-09-29): Microsoft has release the fix. It should be available through Windows Update. More Info: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/09/28/asp-net-security-update-now-available.aspx Microsoft Security Advisory just announced a vulnerability in ASP.NET that can lead to information disclosure. You can read the complete announcement at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2416728.mspx Important: Please make sure you read the Workaround section and do appropriate action based on…
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How to bring back Disk Cleanup tool on Windows Server 2008 R2
Disk Cleanup tool is not installed by default on Windows Server 2008 R2. To make it available, you need to add a feature called Desktop Experience. Note that in the screenshot above it listed as Installed because I have just installed it.
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How to recover from “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” error blocking access to Umbraco control panel
I shocked when I found that I couldn’t access Umbraco control panel of one of the most important websites that my client has. It threw “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” error once I successfully logged in to the control panel. After making backup and small research I found a way…
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How to know whether SQL Server is 32-bit or 64-bit
Simple way to know whether SQL Server is 32-bit or 64-bit is by executing the following script: select SERVERPROPERTY(‘edition’) It will then return the Edition of SQL Server installed. If it’s 32-bit it will just return the Edition name. If it’s 64-bit then it will have (64-bit) added after the Edition name.