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    Buck Hodges

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    Fix: Windows 10 upgrade couldn’t update the system reserved partition
    Fix: Windows 10 upgrade couldn’t update the system reserved partition
    August 10, 2015 Aug 10, 2015 08/10/15
    Buck Hodges
    Disclaimer: This is what worked for me, and it’s not guidance from Microsoft. It may not work for you. Since this involves resizing partitions, it could wipe out all of your data. You may want to create a backup first. Proceed at your own risk. Over the weekend I upgraded my machines at home to Windows 10. I had two desktops and one Surface...

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    Original Surface RT is a great digital photo frame
    Original Surface RT is a great digital photo frame
    March 9, 2015 Mar 9, 2015 03/9/15
    Buck Hodges
    I have four Surfaces: the original RT, Surface 2 RT, Surface Pro, and Surface 3. When I got the original Surface RT, which Microsoft gave to every full time employee shortly after it came out, I bought the Type keyboard and stopped using my iPad. The device was sluggish, though, particularly with Outlook. I bought a Surface 2 RT when it came ...

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    Ten years of blogging
    Ten years of blogging
    May 16, 2014 May 16, 2014 05/16/14
    Buck Hodges
    This past week was the tenth anniversary of blogging here. Over that time I’ve written 560 blog posts. There’s clearly been a drop in my blogging frequency, unfortunately, in recent years. I’ve spent more time interacting with folks on Twitter over the last couple of years than on blogging because of the Visual Studio Online ...

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    How to fix an error with the Windows 8.1 upgrade utility
    How to fix an error with the Windows 8.1 upgrade utility
    October 19, 2013 Oct 19, 2013 10/19/13
    Buck Hodges
    I had gotten a Windows 8 upgrade key with the purchase of a computer last summer. I hadn’t used it, so I wanted to upgrade a desktop my family uses. I ran the utility WindowsSetupBox.exe that you can download from the Upgrade Windows with only a product key page. However, it failed quickly after choosing either to run the upgrade or to ...

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    Bing desktop–set your background to the Bing image of the day
    Bing desktop–set your background to the Bing image of the day
    January 2, 2013 Jan 2, 2013 01/2/13
    Buck Hodges
    Okay, so this has nothing to do with ALM, but I really like the Bing desktop app for one feature: It sets the desktop background to the Bing image of the day. I used to run this app on Win7 and had missed it since moving to Win8 (I love Win8 and have it running on all my machines). Before the recent update, installing it on Win8 would result ...

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    We’re here, and we have a sign to prove it
    We’re here, and we have a sign to prove it
    March 30, 2011 Mar 30, 2011 03/30/11
    Buck Hodges
    Yeah, seven years in this location, and the building had no outward markings to indicate that our office is here.  It’s official.  We’re here.  Really...

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    Fix for Message Size Issue in Outlook 2010 Beta
    Fix for Message Size Issue in Outlook 2010 Beta
    February 11, 2010 Feb 11, 2010 02/11/10
    Buck Hodges
    If you are using Outlook 2010 Beta, you probably need this fix because all of your emails are huge.  It was killing me (and a bunch of other folks internally).  It is fixed in the recent RC, but most people don’t have access (it’s not a public RC).  The Office team has just posted a fix for this issue for folks using...

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    Installing an evaluation copy of Windows Server 2008 and extending the evaluation period
    Installing an evaluation copy of Windows Server 2008 and extending the evaluation period
    October 24, 2008 Oct 24, 2008 10/24/08
    Buck Hodges
    More than a year ago, I posted a reference to Jeff Atwood's post on extending the evaluation period for Windows Vista.KB article 948472 describes the process for Windows Server 2008 and includes instructions on installing an evaluation version of Windows Server 2008 from the standard media as well has how to set up a recurring task in Windows ...

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    SharePoint lists in Outlook 2007 are awesome
    SharePoint lists in Outlook 2007 are awesome
    November 7, 2007 Nov 7, 2007 11/7/07
    Buck Hodges
    If you use Outlook 2007 and SharePoint, you really need to read this.  I've been using this feature for the last couple of weeks.  It syncs the documents into Outlook so they are available offline, you can search them, and you can edit and upload when you get back online.  It's really slick.  Read the post. SharePoint and...

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    Windows Live Writer 2008 is now available
    Windows Live Writer 2008 is now available
    November 6, 2007 Nov 6, 2007 11/6/07
    Buck Hodges
    The first version of Windows Live Writer is now available.  I've been using the betas for a long time, and I think it's a great application (and it's free).  I use it to write all of my blog posts.  If it weren't for Live Writer, I wouldn't have written nearly so many blog posts. Windows Live Writer: Out of Beta Thank you to ...

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