Upgrading a Domain Controller from Windows Server 2008 to 2012

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When upgrading an Active Directory Domain Controller from Windows Server 2008 (or 2008 R2) to Windows Server 2012, the AD Forest must be upgraded first.  This has to be manually done, as it is not part of the setup process. To upgrade the AD Forest, right-click on the Command Prompt icon and select “Run as … Read more

Check / Uncheck All Child Nodes and Uncheck Parent Node in TreeView

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As mentioned in my last post, I am working with a TreeView control that has been upgraded from VB6 to Visual Basic .NET (2012).  To programmatically cause the TreeNodes to be checked/unchecked properly, we must use the AfterCheck event.  Here is the code which is called from the AfterCheck event: And here is the code … Read more

Differences between the VB6 TreeNode and .NET System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode

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In working on the conversion of a VB6 Forms application to VB.NET (as mentioned in my last post), I have discovered many instances where Microsoft decided to keep the name (and sometimes even the associated syntax) of an element, while changing the functionality of the methods related to that element.One such example is that of … Read more