When rebuilding the TIMEO table control page, I could easily generate SqlDataSource for TIMEO connection using SmartTag this time. I could also create the delete function through SmartTag, in sharp contrast to the struggle I had to go through with the old environment as described in the previous blog.
During the old network time, I used to blame Vista for the slow Internet speed. However, with the establishment of the new network using a new router, I was proved wrong. With the new router, even the Vista computer that remains in the new network delivers very fast Internet speed. It was the old half-broken router that was responsible for the slow speed.
Surprisingly enough, it was the transfer of the development environment from the 6 year old XP computer to the new XP computer that took a very long time. As the old computer was causing too much trouble, I copied all the files to the new computer, completely cleaned up the old one and attached it to the TV for displaying digital pictures in the network. Then, I installed Visual Studio 2003 and 2005, as well as SQL 2000 and 2005 on the new XP computer. Unlike the Vista, which refused to install Visual Studio 2003 and SQL 2000 and required to download the upgrade versions for both Visual Studio and SQL 2005, the XP installed them all without any complaints.
However, when it came to running the copied applications and database on Visual Studio 2003 and SQL2000, the new XP stalled. With the TIMEO Web application, all the Japanese texts that used to display correctly on the old computer were distorted and displayed junk alphabet characters instead of Japanese. Therefore, I had to renew all the pages in the application to restore Japanese and reinstall them all to the TIMEO Web site. The database files copied from the old computer proved to be useless, as the SQL2000 on the new computer does not recognize them. I am now forced to use only the remote database on the TIMEO Web site.
In sharp contrast to the above, the transfer from the Vista to the new XP was very smooth. On the Visual Studio 2005, I could simply click on the existing Web pages, choose the files copied from the Vista and import them easily.