Friday, March 03, 2006
Wanna want to discover the Fully Qualified Name of an assembly
There are several ways to discover the fully qualified name of an assembly in the global assembly cache:
Use the .NET Framework Configuration Tool (Mscorcfg.msc).
Use the Global Assembly Cache Tool (Gacutil.exe).
To view the fully qualified names of assemblies in the global assembly cache using the .NET Framework Configuration tool:
Click the Start button, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Microsoft .NET Framework Configuration.
Click Manage the Assembly Cache, and then click View List of Assemblies in the Assembly Cache.
For information about using the Global Assembly Cache tool to view the fully qualified names of assemblies, see How to: View the Contents of the Global Assembly Cache.
For assemblies that are not in the global assembly cache, you can use code to output the information to the console or to a variable, or you can use the MSIL Disassembler (Ildasm.exe) to examine the assembly's metadata, which contains the fully qualified name.
For more information about setting assembly attributes such as version, culture, and assembly name, see Setting Assembly Attributes. For more information about giving an assembly a strong name, see Creating and Using Strong-Named Assemblies.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Windows Defender (Beta 2) vs Windows One Care
Windows Defender (Beta 2) is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Earlier it was called Microsoft Anti Spyware.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
If you have Windows One Care, you may not need this as it has inbuilt spyware check, hopefully uses the Windows Defender mechanism for spyware. UI of defender is almost same as One Care. However, customized to work as antispyware. In future One Care would be paid service. One care gives you round-the-clock protection and maintenance—virus scanning, firewalls, tune ups, file backups, the whole nine yards.
http://www.windowsonecare.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
If you have Windows One Care, you may not need this as it has inbuilt spyware check, hopefully uses the Windows Defender mechanism for spyware. UI of defender is almost same as One Care. However, customized to work as antispyware. In future One Care would be paid service. One care gives you round-the-clock protection and maintenance—virus scanning, firewalls, tune ups, file backups, the whole nine yards.
http://www.windowsonecare.com/
