Mikhail Arkhipov (MSFT)'s WebLog
Visual Web Developer stuff
What is fixed in Visual Studio /VWD Express 2005 Service Pack 1?
There is a good post in the Visual Web Developer Team blog. There are basically three categories of...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/21/2006
Expression vs. Visual Studio and Visual Web Developer
As you might know, Expression Web has shipped. Amazon lists general availability as Dec 22. I guess...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/21/2006
Who is complaining about snow?
It is fun to play outside, then get back to work over remote connection, then go make a snowman and...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 11/28/2006
Visual Web Developer on Mac
OMG... :-) https://aspadvice.com/blogs/rbirkby/archive/2006/07/16/19704.aspx Neat trick using...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 11/24/2006
Microsoft ShipIt awards
Paul Vick wrote a bit about ShipIt awards some time ago. Joel Spolsky apparently didn't like them at...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 11/24/2006
SQL Server 2005 hosting toolkit released
Greatly simplifies deployment of SQL Server 2005 databases in a hosting environment. See here:...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 10/17/2006
101 Visual Studio 2005 features compared to Dreamweaver 8
https://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/vs05_dw/
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 10/09/2006
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta is close
You can register here to get notified when download becomes available. We at the Visual Web...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 09/28/2006
Developing Web Applications on Windows Vista with Visual Studio 2005
Here is how to use VS 2005 and Visual Web Developer on Vista:...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 09/21/2006
How to obtain crash dump in Visual Studio 2005
So VS is crashing on you and you want to submit a bug. You can help us with investigation if you...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 07/25/2006
How to turn HTML file into a Web Form
- Rename file from .htm to .aspx in Solution Explorer 2. On top pf the page add <%@ Page...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 07/20/2006
Visual Web Developer team and the feedback you file at MSDN Feedback center
What are we doing with the feedback you have been filing on MSDN Feedback site? We have been getting...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 07/19/2006
How to develop and debug ASP.NET custom controls in Visual Web Developer Express
As you may know, Visual Web Developer Express only supports Web site projects and you can only have...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 07/14/2006
Which features are missing from Visual Web Developer Express?
Can I use Visual Web Developer Express for the project I am planning? Do I need to buy Visual Studio...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 06/26/2006
What to do with "Attribute 'foo' is considered outdated. A newer construct is recommended."
When Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Web Developer 2005 performs XHTML validation it typically gives...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 06/14/2006
My schedule at TechEd 2006
If you want to provide direct feedback on the HTML/ASP.NET editor in Visual Studio, chat about CSS...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 06/11/2006
Running HTML Spell checker on all ASP.NET and HTML files in the solution
If you want to run HTML Spell checker on all aspx, ascx, htm and html files in the solution, you can...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 05/29/2006
Pandora.com - highly recommended
Pandora.com is a pretty cool music service and price is attractive too. You can have if free with...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 05/13/2006
How to add custom control to the Toolbox in Visual Web Developer
Let's say you want to download and use some custom control available elsewhere on the Web. How do...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 05/11/2006
Custom validation schema video on Channel 9
In this DevNugget, .net Developer Evangelist G. Andrew Duthie (aka .net DEvHammer), shows you how...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 05/10/2006
Need volunteers to test performance improvements in HTML editor Source view
We have been hearing complaints about delays that sometimes block typing and scrolling in Source...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 05/09/2006
Our team members at TechEd in Boston
Todd Grunke (our intellisense, validation and refactoring master) and I are going to Microsoft...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 05/09/2006
Web Development Tools team blog is now online
Please visit https://blogs.msdn.com/webdevtools/ - this is our team blog. It even has the team...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 05/04/2006
'__o' is not declared - what does it mean?
A few customers complained about an error Error 1 Name '__o' is not declared. that seems to show up...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/20/2006
Spell checking in XML files
A few people asked if HTML Spell Checker can check XML and XSLT files. Not directly, as XML files...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/20/2006
Visual Studio Express editions will stay free!
From https://forums.asp.net/thread/1262185.aspx: "We are incredibly excited to announce that...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/19/2006
Troubleshoot HTML/ASP.NET Spell Checker
If you don't see HTML Spell Checker in Tools menu after the install, try the folllwing: 1. Make sure...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/18/2006
Using Office spell checker in Visual Studio
If you want to learn how to use Office components (such as spell checker) in VS add-ins, look at...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/17/2006
Spell Checker for HTML and ASP.NET pages
This article is obsolete. Please look here for newer version...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/17/2006
How to add code behind file to existing page
If you have an existing page that uses code inline and want to associate a code file with it, do the...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/13/2006
1000 answers in ASP.NET forums
Just a little bragging :-) as I broke through 1000 posts in ASP.NET forums. I am primary owner of...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 04/13/2006
Making debugging of classic ASP easier
I blogged earlier how to debug classic ASP with VS 2005 on IIS5 and on IIS6. However, attaching to a...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 03/15/2006
Usability of Maps/Directions Web sites
Every time I need to look at a map or get driving directions at one of the popular mapping Web sites...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 03/10/2006
How to move file system Web site to IIS
When you are using Visual Web Developer or Visual Studio, you may begin working on a new Web site as...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 03/10/2006
ASP.NET 2.0 Training center deal
Have you seen ASP.NET 2.0 Training Center? Besides being a great source of information on the...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 03/05/2006
How to make Style Builder in Visual Web Developer and Visual Studio work in IE7
Many people reported that after installation of IE7 Beta 2 Style Builder in Visual Studio 2005 and...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 03/03/2006
High resolution desktop wallpaper
I turned some of my photo images into high resoltuion desktop wallpaper (1600x1200 and 1920x1200)....
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 02/14/2006
How to debug classic ASP pages in VS 2005: IIS 5.1
Some time ago I blogged about how to debug classic ASP applications in VS 2005 with IIS 6. A few...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 02/07/2006
How to add a custom intellisense and validation schema to Visual Web Developer 2005
Let's imagine that you want to add Internet Explorer 7 schema. Here what you need to do 1. Copy...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 02/01/2006
Repairing package load failures in Visual Web Developer
Some people are getting strange package load errors, most popular in Visual Web Developer is 'Failed...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 02/01/2006
Visual Web Developer in Orcas MQ milestone
It has been a while... I have to admit I have been much more active in Visual Studio forums on...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 01/31/2006
Microsoft gives you a lot of career opportunities
You can change your career all the interesting ways here at Microsoft. Keith Smith, our (Visual Web...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/20/2005
Eight years at Microsoft
On 22nd of December 1997 I attended new hire orientation and then walked into the building 4,...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/19/2005
Hunting for exotic languages on the Web, part II
A while ago, when I was typing ISO 639 language table for Whidbey intellisense on the lang...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/15/2005
CSS Properties window, with screenshots
Where is the command to show the CSS Properties window? Look in the View menu: I usually dock CSS...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/13/2005
Check out our new CSS Properties window add-on to VS 2005!
The CSS Properties window is an add-in package to Visual Studio 2005. It does not change the...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/12/2005
Visual Web Developer team is hiring!
Are you interested in working for Microsoft on the Web development tools? We are hiring!...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 12/07/2005
Web deployment projects are live
Have a look at our new add-on to Whidbey: Web Deployment projects. From the overview: A Web...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 11/09/2005
What's the deal with "" when generating client script from ASP.NET?
Why I can't use "</script>" in my C# code when constructing client script blocks? Why do I...
Author: Mikhail Arkhipov Date: 11/09/2005