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I recently tried to load a .NET 2.0 application that utilizes AJAX version 1 extensions on my Windows 7 x64 machine. At first I was prompted with a message indicating that I needed to turn CustomErrors off, because the application was not loading. So I modified the web.config and set the attribute to Off.

Then I try the application once again and it fails, pin pointing the problem to the System.Web.Extensions. So I research a little and find that there is a compatibility issue with Windows 7 x64 and ASP.NET AJAX Extensions version 1, but there is no issue with Windows 7 x86 according to Microsoft. Here is their article http://bit.ly/6h9AQ8

At the very bottom it recommended to modify the registry to enable the logging of Assembly binding, but it also mentioned that it would impact performance. So I opted not to. At this point there is nothing much that I can actually do until Microsoft releases a hotfix or update. Then again I suppose I can use VMWare Workstation 7 and run it on a VM machine.

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After getting a new laptop it's a must (for me at least) to get SQL Server installed. It's hard for me to live without it. Anyhow I ran all the windows updates and decided to install SQL Server 2008 Developer. To my surprise the installation failed right off the back. first I received a notice from the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) informing me that I must apply SP1 after the installation, but before I run the actual program. Here is the link to SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1. http://bit.ly/8C7otS

Then shortly after I clicked on the "Run Program" button I received the following error:

Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control until the window handle has been created.

Now I am panicking and decide to search google to see if others have encountered this very error, but before I do I realized that I had already closed the error message and need it so I can research the exact error message. So I re-run the setup and this time it works. I mean still get the PCA prompt, but I don't get the Invoke error as before. So now I decide to reboot so I can try it again. Sure enough the error comes back, but if I run the setup a subsequent time it works. Then I get to the "Setup Support Rules" and there is a Red X listed next to "Restart Computer" and just to the right of that the Status is "Failed". So I reboot again and ultimately end up in this loop. So I head back to google and find an MSDN SQL Server Setup article that speaks of the exact same error here: http://bit.ly/8dqzNr

I figured in order for me to get passed the (PCA) I'd better turn off the User Account Control (UAC) first. So I do and consequently I don't get the Invoke error. Surprisingly it actually allows me run through the installation process. Up until it hangs on at SqlEngineConfigAction_install_startup_Cpu64. So I terminate the install, reboot and uninstall MSSQL 2008.

Once again I reboot and attempt to install via command, but not before I reset the (UAC) back to its default setting. Everything seemed like it was going well then all of a sudden all of the command prompt windows terminate. So I wait about 10 minutes just to make sure and decide to run the setup and this time the install is successful. Once installed I follow up and install Service Pack 1. http://bit.ly/8C7otS. All is good and now I am ready to rock and roll.

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