Solutions

During our working days we come across many challenges. In these pages we have documented some of the problems we have come across - and many we've solved.

It is currently early days - the page has only been live since March 2009. Hopefully this will grow into a useful bank of knowledge for those treading the same paths. We are mainly Windows developers, primarily using VB (from VB3 to VB.net) but also ASP, ASP.net, HTML, XHTML and PHP. SQL Server is our primary database but we also use MySQL.


SQL Server 2000 - A floating point exception occurred in the user process
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SQL Server 2000 - A floating point exception occurred in the user process
A floating point exception occurred in the user process. Current transaction is canceled. Error in SQL Server 2000
Cannot use adobe reader to view pdf in your web browser
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Cannot use adobe reader to view pdf in your web browser
Running Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro get this error "cannot use adobe reader to view pdf in your web browser" when opening a PDF in Internet Explorer
AddThis causes IE8 "1 item remaining" issue
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AddThis causes IE8 "1 item remaining" issue
Since upgrading to IE8 all SSIDM website that use AddThis failed to complete loading, shoeing AddThis causes "1 item remaining" in status bar
Convert Icewarp mailbox from POP3 to IMAP
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Convert Icewarp mailbox from POP3 to IMAP
Converting from POP3 to IMAP is straightforward if there is no mail held on the mail server but if you have been using the older webmail to store messages it can be more difficult.
IE8 has DNS cache issues?
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IE8 has DNS cache issues?
Possible problems with IE8 after changing a domain's www A record to point to a different server. IE8 doesn't see the change and comes up with errors. Site works fine in Firefox.
Consistent HR styling using CSS
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Consistent HR styling using CSS
The HR tag is notoriously inconsistent between browsers. Here's how we got IE8 and Firefox to display the same.
Moving a domain from Office Live
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Moving a domain from Office Live
We have a new client with an existing website hosted via Microsoft Office Live. Without any DNS changes possible we need to extract the domain to a preferred ISP.
Internet Explorer 8 running with add-ons disabled
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Internet Explorer 8 running with add-ons disabled
After installation of IE8, the message bar says "Internet Explorer is currently running with add-ons disabled. Click here to manage"
Output parameters return empty using VB.Net
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Output parameters return empty using VB.Net
Output parameters from a SQL Server stored procedure are not returned when you run an ADO.NET command in Visual Basic
Outlook Express and Shared Drives
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Outlook Express and Shared Drives
Outlook Express won't allow storage folder to use a shared drive.

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