Questions tagged [technet]

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TechNet or MSDN Subscription?

I'm just a one-man software shop, and I currently have an MSDN subscription. It is coming up for renewal soon, and it looks like it's going to cost a small fortune. I see that TechNet subscriptions cost significantly less money, and seem to include…
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Where to download vcredist?

I feel a little stupid asking this question, but I hope that this might be helpful to others as well. Background: We/I are developing some software with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (VC9). We would like to provide the vcredist along the software on the…
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Why shouldn't Transact-SQL statements be grouped together within the same batch?

The BEGIN...END description of TechNet make me confused with following remark: Although all Transact-SQL statements are valid within a BEGIN...END block, certain Transact-SQL statements should not be grouped together within the same batch (statement…
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Offline Technet Library (Powershell) Reference

Is there any way to obtain, or has someone already obtained and compiled documentation from MS Technet Library for offline use? I know of the Visual Studio Help Downloader at codeplex https://vshd.codeplex.com/ and I am looking for something similar…
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can someone explain to me what technet subscription is all about?

What is technet subscription all about? Will it give me a license for an o/s, vs.net for use in production for "free"? How does it differ from MSDN?
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microsoft script center: don't have permission to upload sample when adding contribution

Following error shown when trying to add my first contribution in Microsoft script center. I am looking to add script to azure automation runbook gallery.
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Powershell documentation site root

I found a page of Powershell documentation dated 2010 written for Powershell version 2. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315303.aspx That page is for a particular command. Where can I read the rest of the documentation for version 2? The…
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