Error 2738 while installing BizTalk 2010

Hello,

I was encountering the following error while installing BizTalk 2010 on my Windows 7 64-bit machine.

I found the solution on this site: http://www.jakeludington.com/windows_7/20091115_error_2738_could_not_access_vbscript_run_time_for_custom_action.html

The following commands should be run in administrator mode:

reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{B54F3741-5B07-11CF-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}" /f
c:\windows\syswow64\regsvr32 vbscript.dll

This then allows to correctly install BizTalk.

Windows service on Local Computer started and then stopped error

Problem
A Windows service hosting a WCF service starts and stops immediately without writing to the Windows Application Event Log.

Possible cause:
The WCF service exposes an HTTP endpoint which is not authorized in the HTTP access control list (ACL). With some debugging and tracing, the error causing the service to shut down may actually be:

“HTTP could not register URL http://+:8080/MyService/. ...”

Solution
Register the HTTP address in the HTTP ACL by executing the following command in administrator mode:

C:\Windows\system32>netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:8080/MyService/ user=\Everyone
Cheers

TFS 2008 no longer supported in Visual Studio 2013

Hi folks,

I just learned that TFS 2008 will no longer be supported in Visual Studio 2013.

Unable to connect to TFS 2008 server after updating to 2013 RC
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/800671/unable-to-connect-to-tfs-2008-server-after-updating-to-2013-rc

This is good news for my team as we will finally have the opportunity to upgrade our TFS version :)

Cheers

SilverLight RESTing on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

1. Build the WCF service
A few things to keep in when building the service using REST:
a. Use the WebHttpBinding to expose the service

b. Use appropriate [WebGet] and [WebInvoke] attributes on operations of your service contract