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Visual Studio.NET problem: EnvDTE missing or not found

I un-installed Visual XSLT the other day and it broke my Visual Studio.NET install. When I created a new Windows Application, VS.NET would fail to display Form1 in the Form Designer with the exception “File or assembly name EnvDTE, or one of its dependencies, was not found.” I believe the problem was caused by un-installing Visual XSLT. Luckily the fix was simple.

Under the .NET Framework directory C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\ you will find the envdte.dll assembly. Copy this file to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\IDE\ and you should be good to go. Of course you will need to adjust the drive letters based on your configuration.

This fix worked for me. Hopefully it will work for you if you are experiencing the same problem.

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Somewhere Saturday Night Live is on the air

Melanie recently had cable TV setup in the apartment. Yep, she is trying to bring me into the ’90s. Next thing you know, we’ll have a microwave. Anyway…I spent the day veggin’ out on our new comfy couch watching cable TV and concluded that Saturday Night Live must be one of the most aired cable TV shows in America today. It seems to be on all the time. From the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players to those bad 80s and 90s seasons, you are only a few clicks of the remote away from another broadcast of SNL. Now back to Sponge Bob Square Pants, Nickelodeon’s top rated kid’s cartoon show where 40% of the viewers are adults.

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Melanie in Nice

I love this photo of Melanie.

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France pictures now online

New photos from recent trips including France are finally online. As per Renay’s request a gallery link has been added to the links section on the right side. Enjoy.

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PhotoRoom Version 1.2 released

I just put the finishing touches on PhotoRoom version 1.2, which is now available for download. Enjoy.

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Barney Not Found

Barney not found? Microsoft might have your answer in this KB: Q172668 - Barney Fun on Imagination Island Error Message: Barney Not Found.

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Integration News: Hands-On: 7 Keys To Building a Better Web Service

I have finally been published…online that is. Integration News has published an article I wrote months ago on Building a Web Service. Looks like some nice edits were added too because I almost didn’t recognize the article.

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Back from the South

We have returned from our Charlotte visit. It was a great time and really nice to see Dave and meet the little woman (no pun intended) Meg. We ate at some very good restaurants…Dave and Meg knows how to pick ‘em. And Saturday night’s live sketch comedy at The Perch left all of us with our sides hurting. “Talkin’ Baby. That’s crazy.” Thanks Dave and Meg for the invite!

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On the road again

Melanie and I are heading down to Charlotte NC for the weekend to visit my most excellent friend Dave. And to meet his main squeeze Meg. Although I have been to NC before, this will be my first real visit to the state.

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Passed Microsoft Certification Beta Exam 71-315

The results are in. I passed the Microsoft C# Beta exam 71-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

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