Installing WCF CTP Extensions with VS 2005 after .NET 3.0 service packs....

If you're installing Visual Studio 2005 and need the WCF CTP Extensions, BUT you've already installed .NET 3.0 with service packs, the installer fails.

To override the check use the following:

msiexec /i vsextwfx.msi WRC_INSTALLED_OVERRIDE=1

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Copy a Hyper-V VM with - "The key protector could not be unwrapped. Details are included in the HostGuardianService-Client event log"

take a look at this Hyper-V 2016 Shielded Virtual Machines on Stand-Alone Hosts (altaro.com)

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Start with the basics... 1. Do people know what they need to work on? 2. Do they know how it will all fit together? 3. Do they know what success looks like? 4. Do they know the tech needed to do it? 5. Do I (as the SM/team lead/

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