How to change localhost name WCF

Goto Default Web Site in Internet Information Services and right click to open the Properties Tab . Click on Advanced and change the Host Header name . Save and Close. Open ur soultion project and add the existing web site pointing to the WCF service . The service will be added as
http://newhostheadername/foldername/servicename.svc

To run this service , you have to goto c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\host file and edit the host name for 127.0.0.1 change localhost to the newhostheadername . save build the web site

Finally add a cherry to the pie do an IISRESET !!!!!

You will be able to browse the WCF service as

http://newhostheadername/foldername/servicename.svc
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bernard/archive/2004/07/29/10855.aspx


References : http://www.developersdex.com/asp/message.asp?p=4100&r=6155011

How to Install MSMQ

Hi All ,

Most of you would have tried installing MSMQ and faced with a common error
"The MSMQ service could not be started " . Well, the MSMQ service depends on the NTLM Security Support Provider Service . You got to set that to Manual and start it . It also depends on Distribution Transaction Coordinator (DTC) . This service needs to be started too . Sometimes when you start this service you will be faced with an error with error code 1073737712
For resolving this please follow the steps given in the link below

http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/85807/jsi-tip-10458-when-you-start-the-distributed-transaction-coordinator-service-in-window-xp-or-windows-server-2003-you-receive-error--1073737712.html

Once these two services are up and running , you can select Message Queueing from the Add/ Remove Windows Components Box and click on Install .

Regards