I'm attempting to track down a very strange Windows Vista registry permissions issue that hit me on two machines, that I've found mentioned in random various forum posts across the Internet, that has no known cause or solution, and which I cannot seem to reproduce in a VM though I've seen it happen on 2 machines across 4 Vista installs. I'm hoping everyone that happens to read this post will take a few minutes to check the following and contact me directly or leave a comment with a way to communicate back to you. Here's what to do: Run...
Earlier this year I made the switch to a 64-bit operating system - Vista Ultimate x64 to be exact. For the most part, this process has been relatively painless, but there have been a few hiccups along the way (x64 compatible drivers, mainly, but that's not the point of this discussion). In the world of x64 development, there have been a few struggling points that I thought I'd outline here. This list will likely grow, so expect future posts on the matter. In the wonderful world of .NET development, applications and assemblies can be compiled to target various platforms. By...