ADO.NET: What is Difference Between DataSet & DataReader Object

To be specific to the topic and give answer to this question without arguing a lot, following are the differences between DataSet and DataReader objects:

Datareader is connected architecture while Dataset is a disconnected architecture. This means you need to keep the connection open in DataReader to reader from it. Once the connection is closed you cannot read data from DataReader object. On contrast DataSet object works in a disconnected mode. You fill data into DataSet object and then close the connection. After that you can use/read data from this DataSet object any time you like, regardless of the state of current connection.

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Windows 8 Silent Features Detail !

Windows 8 was released on October 26/2012. Windows 8 is "the end of Windows," said Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at a Q&A session that Latinos Post attended after the entrepreneur's Cloudforce keynote speech in New York City. Windows 8 includes new features, including native USB 3.0 support, Windows Store, the ability to boot from USB Flash drives with Windows To Go, Microsoft account integration , and easier system restore options, among others.

Windows 8 already contains more than 300 new features. Windows is the first edition of Windows to operate on both ARM-based tablets and x86 PCs based on ARM processors from Intel and AMD.

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.NET: What is an Application Domain?

In past only "Processes" were used to define boundaries and provide security. Every process had its own virtual memory and never overlaps the other process virtual memory. Thus one process cannot crash another process. This way, any problem or error in one process does not affect the other processes.
In .Net they introduced application "Domains" and went a step ahead of process. This makes multiple applications to run without influencing each other. If one application domain throws an error it does not affect the other application domains.

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How to Disable a Microsoft Windows Startup Program

Startup programs are the programs which start automatically when your computer turns on. This may slow down your booting process as these applications need to start along with other important components of software. Some of the notorious examples are yahoo messenger, Google talk and Power ISO and some other such applications which you hate to be prompted in front of you when you boot.

Let's jump to the solution directly now, after understanding the importance and problem area. Below are the steps to follow:

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