Resources for .NET web browser control issues

Trying to extend my Dummie program to handle popups and IE9. Bookmarked some reference material.

Regarding setting the registry so it thinks its something other than IE7...

* StackOverflow post on using the web control with different versions of IE
* MSDN reference on registry settings for changing the IE version of the web control

Regarding handling popups...

* Artinsoft ExtendedWebControl to replace the standard one
* Another extended web control on CodeProject
* Thread posting regarding using the NewWindow3 event with VB.NET

* NewWindow3 MSDN documentation
* MSDN reference on registry settings for applying IE rules to the web control

Internet Explorer in Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10

I found some simple instructions for adding IE to an Ubuntu box: except WINE wasn't desiring of installing for me. So, some expanded instructions: this should also let you choose between 1.2 (stable) and 1.3 (development)....

1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
2. sudo apt-get update
3. Download updated deb files for the following libraries: binfmt-support ;  libmpg123-0 ; libopenal1 ; libopenal-data ; cabextract ; libesd0 ; esound-common ; libaudiofile0
4. (In the folder you saved the files) dpkg -i *.deb
5. sudo apt-get install winetricks wine1.2 wine1.2-gecko or sudo apt-get install winetricks wine1.3 wine1.3-gecko
6. Find "winetricks" in your Applications menu: run it; select the default prefix; install a Windows component; pick the version of IE to run. You may need to uncheck the update box.

Added: you may want to refer to the application compatability database, regarding IE versions that work. You may need to use winetricks to load additional components.

Microsoft, just put out Vista / 2008 SP3 already, please?

Found even more Server 2008 hotfixes via a nice blog I found tonight. To anyone at Microsoft: 2008 is your last server that supports older 32-bit production software properly; some vendors are not known for changing with the times. Please put out a rollup or service pack, for the sake of all sysadmins that are tasked with making said software operate. Thank you.


* Logon fix
* Another logon fix
* Networking fix
* Another networking fix
* If you use a static IP, this might fix a problem you've been having...
* Networking fix for 32-bit programs on x64 servers


Added: I looked up some Windows XP fixes as well, since I still have 2 production units to support. Found this list, and looked up the more interesting fixes...

* Fix for GDI leak
* Fix for copying files with RDP
* Fix for file sharing within RDP
* Fix for memory leak in WinHTTP apps
* Another fix for file sharing
* Another memory leak fix , this time for multithreaded XML apps

More Server 2008 fixes found

Fixes for LSM + print spooler error logging. I wish I found these a year ago...

* Print server error reporting: registry tweak

* Updated LSM.EXE

On the bright side, Microsoft seems to have dropped requiring passwords for the hotfix files.

How to enable / disable privacy addressing for IPv6 in Linux

Per this documentation, there is a kernel setting for use of RFC3041 IPv6 "privacy addressing" in Linux. It seems to be enabled by default on Ubuntu 12.04: which is fine for general users, but not desirable for administrative purposes.

To disable privacy addressing, add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf , then restart the system...

net.ipv6.conf.all.use_tempaddr=0
net.ipv6.conf.default.use_tempaddr=0

To enable (or restore Ubuntu 12.04 default)...

net.ipv6.conf.all.use_tempaddr=2
net.ipv6.conf.default.use_tempaddr=2

Keeping an old Visual Basic app alive

Trying to keep our production VB5 / VB6 application alive long enough for a web-based replacement to be installed. Server 2008 was never built to suffer the use I've made of it with this (see past blog posts).

* The RAMMap tool was very useful in tracking down active files to look up.
* Found updated Jet 3.5 libraries from 1999; we've been using the 1997 versions still.
* One of the main VB6 dll files was updated last year (to support IE8).
* Found an article on what the heck MSVCRT.DLL does.
* Found a memory leak analyzer that I intend to try out on the software: though I don't expect the original developers to act on my findings.

And for something completely different, a CodeProject essay I found 2 years ago on what not to do in programming.

Thanks Wikipedia

Throw 'em a few bucks. Or at least some decent edits that don't involve vandalism.