MVC CSHTML partial view loses all syntax highlighting/color during rename operation; then copy, cut or paste operations cause Visual Studio errors to be thrown

Obscure problem This was a weird one and as weird problems go with Visual Studio – they always happen out of the blue and when you really really need to get work done. I was working on an MVC 5 ...

Worst Visual Studio 2010 Bug I Have Ever Seen

The Background This bug was so bad I had to post about it. This is by far the WORST Visual Studio 2010 (VS2010, VS) bug I have ever seen in my life. No one likes bugs, but we can arguably say that som...

Common Base Class Work Around for Page and UserControl

The Gotcha This is a really sore subject for me because I have tried finding a unifying factor for both sets of objects, but the answer I have come up with is – there is no unifying factor. I ha...

HTTP Error 404.2 – Not Found, Error Code 0x800704ec

HTTP Error 404.2 – Not Found The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the ISAPI and CGI Restriction list setting on the Web Server. Error Code 0x800704ec In order to fix this prob...

SQL Server 2008 R2 will not install – Unhandled Exception has occurred in your application.

Buggy Installers This is a fun installation problem it almost made me pull my hair out trying to figure it out. Concerning installations I honestly feel that there is nothing worse than an Installer N...