.NET Framework 2.0 is not installed on Windows 8 Developer Preview by default

.NET Framework 2.0 is not installed on Windows 8 Developer Preview by default. To install it, go to Control Panel – Programs – Turn Windows features on or off – Check ‘Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1’ – OK. Note, that .NET Framework 2.0 is included into version 3.5. Below are some screenshots from the installation process.

Call to OpenFileDialog or SaveFileDialog hangs or freezes

Today I was debugging a very strange issue when call to OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog hanged, froze, never returned… At first I thought the problem is, that call is made from SysTray (Notification area) hidden window. However, digging deeper things got more bizarre. I found a thread in MS forum, where was a workaround – add …

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