Media Center Facebook Status Application updated to 0.4.1

Version 0.4.1.0 is now released.

Changes
- UAC support, so now you can use the tool when UAC is enabled*)

Known issues
- Checking the "Remember me" checkbox on the Facebook login screen has no effect. Login will always be remembered.

Facebook application page is here. Direct link to new version is here.

*) Due to UAC requirements, the following user specific configuration values are now stored in HKCU\Software\Hamar Data\FBMCE:

• UserId
• Secret
• SessionKey

See updated description on registry keys here.

Media Center Facebook Status Application updated

Version 0.4.0.0 is now released. This is considered as technical release just to ensure that the application works with the recent and future Facebook API changes.

Changes
- Now using FacebookToolkit as Facebook.NET development seems to have stalled
- After starting Media Center the current Facebook status is checked to avoid duplicate status entries (they don't look nice at least in Mini Feed).
- Extended Status update permission is now determined when application is started by querying if the permission exists.
- Support for Media Center "Fiji"

Known issues
- Facebook login doesn't succeed if you have UAC enabled.
- Checking the "Remember me" checkbox on the Facebook login screen has no effect. Login will always be remembered.

Facebook application page is here. Direct link to new version is here.

SQL: Unable to install SQL Server 2005 x64 due to .NET Framework 2.0 64-bit incompatibility

Problem:
When installing SQL Server 2005 64-bit on Windows Server 2003 x64, the installation of SQL Server stops in the very beginning when SQL Server installer tries to install .NET Framework 2.0. .NET Framework 2.0 is a prerequisite for SQL Server, so the installation halts and you're unable to proceed.


Also the SQL Server installation logs (in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\) say things like:

Failed to install.NET Framework 2.0 E:\Servers\redist\2.0\dotnetfx.exe: (216) {t:\yukon\sql\setup\sqlcu\dll\customcomps.cpp:354}
SCU_SetupMgr::svc() caught exception: Failed to install.NET Framework 2.0 E:\Servers\redist\2.0\dotnetfx.exe: (216) {t:\yukon\sql\setup\sqlcu\dll\customcomps.cpp:354}. SetupMgr: state=ERROR, cancel_state=0, is_done=0, ActionRequired=1, NeedReboot=0, custom_props={AutoStart=true

Thoughts:
Apparently the version (still) coming with SQL Server 2005 64-bit version is not compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows.

Solution:

1. Install .NET Framework 2.0 x64 separately (download it from Microsoft)
2. COPY SQL Server files from DVD to hard drive
3. RENAME the two instances of dotnetfx.exe files to anything, e.g., "dotnetfx.bak"
4. Restart SQL Server installation (the installation will ignore .net framework routine)