Problem ASP.Net application throws “Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory” server error.    Solution Change “..” into “~”. For example, from: <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”../css/style.css” type=”text/css” media=”all” /> to: <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”~/css/style.css” type=”text/css” media=”all” />   Explanation This problem occurs if the web page is referring to content which is in the folder one level up from the website’s root folder. Since the page itself is in the root folder of [...]

Problem User.Identity.IsAuthenticated always returns True, and thus ASP.Net’s Forms Authentication doesn’t work as expected.   Solution Set mode=”Forms” in the <authentication/> section of web.config as shown below: <authentication mode=”Forms”>  <forms loginUrl=”~/Admin/LogIn.aspx” timeout=”2880″ /> </authentication>   Explanation Ignoring the “Forms” mode uses “Windows”  mode, because it is the default authentication mode in ASP.Net. Thus, showing the logged in windows account.    

Problem While trying to run Android applications using eclipse IDE, the following build error occurs: Unable to build: the file dx.jar was not loaded from the SDK folder! Solution Quick fix is to Right click on project -> Properties -> Java Build Path (From Left List) -> Libraries (Tab) -> Add Library (Button on right) -> JRE System Library -> Next -> Workspace default JRE -> Finish Permanent fix is to install latest Java SDK.

Introduction Though I’ve been working with ASP.Net & Visual Studio for more than 5 years, this error puzzled me up, today.   Problem ASP.Net Web Site Administration Tool doesn’t launch automatically when you click  Build->ASP.Net Configuration from an ASP.Net Web Application. When we try to launch it manually by double clicking the Web Server icon in Window’s System Tray (See screenshot), and clicking the link on the ASP.Net Development Server Dialog, ASP.Net Web Site Administration Tool [...]

Speech Recognition in Windows 7 is a pretty handy feature, though it is not perfect. It recognizes voice commands, types text and thus makes our lives easier. To start Speech Recognition, go to Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Start Speech Recognition You can know more about Speech Recognition in Windows 7, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3VZnyKViC4

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I came across an issue with my new Sony Xperia S. All of a sudden I was unable to access my phone from my Windows 7 64 bit PC, when connected through USB cable. I got the following error:   “The device cannot start code 10″   I was afraid that my expensive phone needs to be replaced!! If your case is something similar, don’t panic. It’s just a matter of driver/software issue on your [...]

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