Repairing a Windows 7 installation that won't boot:

1. Insert Windows 7 installation disk, boot from the disk, and choose "Repair Windows" at the bottom left of the second screen

2. Try to run the following command:

sfc /scannow /offbootdir=[DRIVELETTER]:\ /offwindir=[DRIVELETTER]:\windows

(Image credit: http://www.maximumpc.com/how-to-repair-a-faulty-windows-installation-without-reformatting/)

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If you get a message saying "There is a system repair pending which requires reboot to complete", try this command:

cd c:\windows\winsxs

find "pending" /i 

Then:

rename [FILENAME].xml [FILENAME].xml.bak

If you get an error message at any point, run this command (while still in the winsxs folder) and then retry the above rename operation:

icacls * /T /Q /C /RESET

Now repeat step 2 to check for errors.

Dell Inspiron 1501 Wireless Fix on Linux

The following commands will get wireless working on an Dell Inspiron laptop 1501:

sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer

If the latter two are already installed, add "--reinstall" at the end of the second command.

Finally, reboot the machine and use Fn-F2 if the wifi light doesn't automatically illuminate.

BugZilla Resources & Information

Linux Distribution:

• Debian: http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/

Upgrading Virtual Bugzilla Server:

• How to upgrade Virtual Bugzilla Server from version 1.x to version 2.x: http://almworks.com/vbs/upgrading.html

• How to upgrade Virtual Bugzilla Server from version 3.2.2 or earlier to version 3.4: http://almworks.com/vbs/upgrading34.html

• Notes On Upgrading From a Previous Version: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.0.2/release-notes.html#v40_upgrading

Required Modules for Linux (Ubuntu shown):

• Required: apache2 mysql-server libappconfig-perl libdate-calc-perl libtemplate-perl libmime-perl build-essential libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-perl libemail-send-perl libemail-mime-perl libemail-mime-modifier-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libcgi-pm-perl
• Optional: apache2-mpm-prefork libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev libchart-perl libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl perlmagick libgd-graph-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libsoap-lite-perl libhtml-scrubber-perl libjson-rpc-perl libdaemon-generic-perl libtheschwartz-perl libtest-taint-perl libauthen-radius-perl libfile-slurp-perl libencode-detect-perl libmodule-build-perl
  
• Even More Optional: libtemplate-perl-doc bzr
  

- From https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Prerequisites#Debian_Lenny

Bugzilla Configuration:

• Parameters: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/tip/en/html/parameters.html

BugZilla Email Configuration:

• Bugzilla:Windows_Gmail: http://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Windows_Gmail
• Glob sendmail: http://glob.com.au/sendmail/
• How to install and setup Apache, MySQL and PHP in Windows: http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/08/25/how-to-install-and-setup-apache-mysql-and-php-in-windows/
• Configuring other mail clients (Gmail): http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13287

Security:

• Network: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/tip/en/html/security-webserver.html

SSH/SFTP:

• Chrooted SSH/SFTP Tutorial (Debian Lenny): http://www.howtoforge.com/chrooted-ssh-sftp-tutorial-debian-lenny

IIS Related:

• Configure and Test a PERL Script with IIS 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;245225
• How to Use Perl with Microsoft Personal Web Server: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;231998
• 2.2.4.2. Microsoft Internet Information Services: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/2.18/html/configuration.html
• Installing Bugzilla on Microsoft Windows with IIS: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Win32Install

How-To:

• Find files on your computer with find: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-find-files-on-your-computer-with-find
  

Troubleshooting:

• install mod_perl2 fails: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=513110 
• Missing or Misconfigured libgdbm.so: http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/install.html#toc_Missing_or_Misconfigured_libgdbm_so  
• Bug in Requirements.pm (code): https://bug678772.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=552915

Subversion Hosting Websites

Although I initially created this blog as a medium to archive and publish my writings, I am constantly doing research into new (and sometimes not so new) technologies and am faced with the need to go a step further than simply bookmarking a website or a set of multiple websites, finding it more efficient to post pertinent information here for further reference.

Sites that Offer Subversion Hosting

berlios.de: free hosting for open-source projects
http://www.berlios.de/

ObjectWeb: open source middleware
http://www.objectweb.org/

CollabNet: commercial software development collaboration platform, with Subversion integration
http://www.collab.net/subversion/

CVSDude: free and commercial Subversion hosting
http://cvsdude.com/

SourceHosting.net: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.sourcehosting.net/

wush.net: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.wush.net/

hosted-projects.com: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.hosted-projects.com/

ProjectLocker: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.projectlocker.com/

Gna!: free hosting for Projects under a GPL-compatible license
https://gna.org/index.php

http://www.projxpert.com/: professional software project hosting site
http://www.projxpert.com/

DevGuard.com: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.devguard.com/

AVLUX Solutions: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.avlux.net/

GeekISP: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.geekisp.com/

TextDrive: commercial Subversion hosting
http://textdrive.com/

Labyrinth Data Services: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.labyrinthdata.net.au/

SourceForge.net: no-charge hosting for open-source projects
http://sourceforge.net/

hosted-projects.com: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.hosted-projects.com

google.com: free Subversion hosting for open source projects
http://code.google.com/hosting/

myVersionControl.com: Subversion Hosting and Project Management
http://www.myversioncontrol.com/

Versionshelf.com: commercial Subversion hosting with free service for students and teachers
http://www.versionshelf.com/

Assembla: "... free workspaces with unlimited team size and integrated tools like wiki, discussion, alerts, Subversion, Trac,..." [and more]
http://www.assembla.com/

Code Spaces: free and commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.CodeSpaces.com/

Beanstalk: hosted Subversion management and integration service
http://www.beanstalkapp.com/

8svn: pay-as-you-go subversion hosting
http://www.8svn.com/

Springloops: hosted Subversion dedicated to web developers
http://www.springloops.com/

Weble: commercial Subversion hosting
http://www.weble.be/

SSHControl.com: Subversion, Git, and Mercurial hosting over SSH
http://sshcontrol.com/

XP-Dev.com: free Subversion hosting
http://xp-dev.com/

This awesome list adapted from the original article at http://subversion.tigris.org/links.html. Personally I'm using assembla.com's free hosting package, and TortoiseSVN as the UI for the repository. Setting up this combination was by far the easiest of many other operations performed this week (setup time being max 30 min.).

Chris

Required file 'alink.dll with IAlink3' could not be found

After reinstalling Visual Studio and attempting to open and build a new project on my Vista system, I encountered the following error:

"Required file 'alink.dll with IAlink3' could not be found"

So that time may be saved in the future for the next who encounters this error, the following steps will solve this problem:

1. Explore the Visual Studio installation source and go to the "\WCU\dotNetFramework\dotNetMSP\x86" directory;

2. Install the updates in this order: Windows6.0-KB110806-x86.msu, Windows6.0-KB929300-x86.msu, Windows6.0-kb930264-x86.msu (if the last item is not in the directory as some have noted, it can be downloaded here);

3. Reboot your system and build the affected solution.

It's the little things about software development that make coding a profession only for the patient...

Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=2.0.0.0

I encountered this error today when compiling a project of mine, and luckily it was one of the more straightforward problems to correct.

All that was required was to change the "2.0.0.0" to "3.5.0.0" in the web.config file and all was well. It look as though Visual Studio 2008 doesn't automatically change a lot of the references during a project upgrade. If only most of the errors I came across were this easy to solve...