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Score Search function in MyComputer/Windows Explorer
Jaymac - 14 Apr 2007 6:08 PM - 2 messages
For no apparent reason the search function has become inoperative.  When clicking on the search button the button depresses but nothing else happens.  I use this function a lot and am lost without it.  Can anyone help? ...
Score Groove
john - 14 Apr 2007 4:16 PM - 2 messages
Bob, You said that all Groove users need to be licensed but I was told by Microsoft that I as a manager, I would be able to invite non-Groove users to a workspace.  They would not have admin capabilities but they would still be ...
Score keyboard and mouse work for a few seconds at start up then freeze
homantcw - 14 Apr 2007 3:56 PM - 2 messages
-windows xp -dell dimension 9150 The computer starts normally, loads up the blue login screen. I can move the cursor around the screen and type on keyboard. Then after roughly 3 seconds (always this amount of time) the cursor freezes, the mouse inoperable and the ...
Score Web Developer
WELCOME ### - 14 Apr 2007 2:36 PM - 6 messages
Hi all How can I do "web site" or "Web developer" by using C++. I tried using Visual studio 2005. I could not do it because C++ language not available by using ASP.NET. How can I overcome this problem? ...
Score BeginCriticalRegion - EndCriticalRegion
Roger - 14 Apr 2007 2:28 PM - 2 messages
Hi, As I understand, if a code section inside a sub called with threadX.Start  is between BeginCriticalRegion - EndCriticalRegion, it should complete (at least that portion of code, not the whole 'sub'... even if a TreadX.Abort is used, if this portion of code is running when you call that Abort. ...
Score VS 2005 : "Error when trying to run project"??
GB - 14 Apr 2007 1:16 PM - 4 messages
Hi, I used VB2005 (VB.Net Apps) for about a year without problem. And all at a sydden, nothing works now : When starting a project in VB.net (debug mode), I get a strange message : "Error while trying to run project : unable to ...
Score WindowsUpdate_8007000B Error
Dragon - 14 Apr 2007 10:00 AM - 2 messages
I am running Vista Ultimate and have had no problems with Windows Update until recently. For some reason I am now unable to install the latest 4 updates and consistently get the above error code . I have searched high and low and can ...
Score encountered error
jude - 14 Apr 2007 7:10 AM - 2 messages
encountered unknown error while downloading movie from a license Filipino tv channel (ABS-CBN filipino tv channel). note: I can download few video but cannot download most video from them. media player version: 10.00.00.4036 Windows OS version: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 ...
Score Using Server.MapPath in a Public Shared Function?
jonefer - 14 Apr 2007 2:50 AM - 2 messages
Is it possible to use Server.MapPath in a Public Shared Function? Using the following code in this context - shows "Sever" as not declared - Public Shared Function Back_End_State() As Integer         Dim FILENAME As String = Server.MapPath("SomeText.txt") ...
Score .NET and "hide extensions for known file types"
Richard Rudie - 13 Apr 2007 11:08 PM - 4 messages
Anyone know of a proper .NET way to get the state of the user's "hide extensions for known file types" setting? Or should I read the value from the Registry directly (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\HideFileExt)? ...
Score Name of File that will LOAD MS VISUAL STUDIO 2005???
Alan Mailer - 13 Apr 2007 11:00 PM - 2 messages
I guess it doesn't get any more basic than this: I just loaded MS Visual Studio 2005 to my computer.  I want to start using it to write some VB.net code... ....But for some reason the install did not put a Visual Studio 2005 ...
Score Checking whether a class implements and interface
Krish - 13 Apr 2007 9:25 PM - 2 messages
I have an object of a class. Now I want to know whether this class implements a particular interface or now. How do i do that. Interface ISomeInterface { } MyClass objCls= new MyClass(); //how do I check from objCLS whether MyClass implements the ...
Score Examining Keystroke
Tharpa Roberts - 13 Apr 2007 7:21 PM - 3 messages
In C#, you can determine if text has been entered in a textbox by: if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter) Anybody know what the equivalent would be in Visual C++? Thanks. ...
Score I deleted the dvd/cd rom icon from the "Computer" window...
John Murphy - 13 Apr 2007 5:18 PM - 2 messages
....and can't get it back.  I think there may be a bug in Vista.  Twice now, when drawing the cursor across an Icon in the "Computer" window, the cursor has picked up the Icon and when it slid under the frame of the window, the ...
Score select to return a table
John Bailo - 13 Apr 2007 5:14 PM - 3 messages
I can say SELECT "HELLO" and it returns HELLO But say I want to return a table HELLO GOODBYE Is there a select statement I can write? ...
Score ASP.NET IO thread pool and asynchronous sockets
Navin Mishra - 13 Apr 2007 3:57 PM - 2 messages
Hi,    I've an ASP.NET web service that consumes other web services as well as sends data to client using TCP blocking sockets on a custom thread pool threads. If I use asynchronous sockets to send data to clients, would it use ...
Score Sorting...
MGRideout - 13 Apr 2007 1:40 PM - 5 messages
Hello, I have a SQL string that pulls data out of a database - I then calculate completerates based on Hours and # of Completes. I want to sort this data (FieldID and CompleteRates) by CompleteRate from Highest to lowest. I have tried an array, but luck. Does anyone have some pointers or ...
Score Microsoft transporter for lotus domino
Lokanath - 13 Apr 2007 10:54 AM - 2 messages
The tool gives an error saying ipc port not connected when tried to load the applications of servers. ...
Score Crystal Report file not found after Deploy
Pat - 13 Apr 2007 8:26 AM - 2 messages
Hi, It is the first time I use Crystal Report and I have a issue. I have a reportfile (Category.rpt) in my winform project. When I work in debug mode I can load this report without any problem. Dim rptDocument as new CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument ...
Score How to resolve MX record given a domain name
Usman Jamil - 12 Apr 2007 5:32 PM - 2 messages
Hi I'm having problem resolving DNS records of a domain using C#. What I want to do is an exact replica of this command nslookup.exe -type=MX [domainname] [dns-ip] i.e I need to resolve the MX record of a domain name using a certain Dns ...
Score ASP.NET 2.0 vs. Crystal Report "The request could not be submitted for background processing"
patrice.pare - 12 Apr 2007 5:28 PM - 3 messages
Hello, Here is a summary of my Dev Environment: I use Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite SP1 with Crystal Report XI SP1 on a Windows XP SP2 development workstation. I also use SQL Server 2000 SP4. And here a summary of what is the problem: ...
Score system restore after vista upgrade
hurcombe6 - 12 Apr 2007 3:42 PM - 2 messages
i have just upgraded to vista from xp, what i wanted to know was how to do system recovery if i have any problems in the future,i had recovery discs for xp,but all i have got for vista is the acer upgrade wizard and the acer vista ...
Score Tripple DES (3DES) Encyption
Farooq Ahmad - 12 Apr 2007 3:30 PM - 2 messages
Dear All,   I am in problem of implimenting Tripple DES (3DES) (ECB Mode) Encyption in vaisal basic 6.0. Can Anybody help me in this regard. Any Source Code OR DLL libarary. Thank In Advance. Regards, Farooq ...
Score String.Split()
Tom - 12 Apr 2007 3:00 PM - 3 messages
Is there an inverse of this theod available, such that I can take a String[] s and return one string delimitied by my specified character(s)? I know it is easy enough to write...I just don't want to. ...
Score simple variable scope question
mattdaddym - 12 Apr 2007 2:42 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I have a variable question in regards to my asp .net page. I need to declare a variable whose value is readable/writable to all of the subroutines of a specific page. So far I have one of two ...
Score Outlook - From field... I want it to show the whole email address!
Bex in need!! - 12 Apr 2007 2:18 PM - 2 messages
Can anyone help! I am desperately trying to work out a electronic filing system for our companies emails and I would love to be able to add an automatic formatting to the From field to recognise a word in the email address... basically I ...
Score Treads Vs Process
Erick - 12 Apr 2007 12:26 PM - 3 messages
I've create a windows service which will start any windows application whose name it finds in an xml file i have pointed it to. However, I also want it to create .net objects from assemblies (dll's) I want these objects run in the background.  I have used reflection to ...
Score windows mail
fortebab - 12 Apr 2007 4:54 AM - 2 messages
How do i set up windows mail ...
Score Outlook Add-in Project problem
Marc - 11 Apr 2007 11:35 PM - 2 messages
Hello, Am getting acquainted with VSTO and Visual Studio.  I have been really successful adding references to the PIAs for Word, Outlook, Excel, etc. to Console applications and VB applications. However, I also wanted to investigate add-ins (specifically for ...
Score Help & Support Centre is Missing
Sasha - 11 Apr 2007 8:44 PM - 2 messages
If Help & support centre will not open, how can it be found and used? ...
Score System Restore Points Gone
Ruko - 11 Apr 2007 5:42 PM - 2 messages
My system restore points in XP have been deleted because of something I must have done inadvertently. I did not receive any warning message saying this was about to happen like, “You about to delete all your restore points! Are ...
Score Constants and thread safety
paul.hester - 11 Apr 2007 3:44 PM - 2 messages
Hi all, All of the classes in my DAL are static, with constants defining the stored procedures and parameters. I've been having some problems with my site which makes me wonder if there's a thread safety issue. Are consts thread safe? Would the following example create any thread ...
Score SmartClient - ASP.NET Issue
Mike - 11 Apr 2007 1:01 PM - 2 messages
Greetings, I have an aspx page where on it is a link that calls my smartclient (a windows form) that opens up.  When the user is done in the form, he or she hits a button that saves data and closes the ...
Score References to Excel in a VB project
Peter A - 11 Apr 2007 12:57 PM - 2 messages
I am writing a program that interacts with Excel. On my system I have inserted a reference to the Excel 11.0 Object Library. On the client's machine, even though he has the same Excel installed (Excel 2003) he ...
Score Phobia of developing .net n-tiered applications
Joe - 11 Apr 2007 10:30 AM - 7 messages
Hello, I have 10 years of experience working as a Webmaster. For about an year I worked on a 3-tier ASP application which gave me a good experience with SQL Server (Stored procedures) and COM/COM+ development using VB.  I have used ...
Score Notification when a new column is added to a table
deepak - 11 Apr 2007 6:49 AM - 2 messages
Hi There, Is there a way in which Sqlserver  can notify the dotnet application when a new column is added . i believe we can not use Query notifiaction here(correct me if i am wrong) .i am using sqlserver ...
Score Gridview conditionall showing select button
Tyler - 10 Apr 2007 10:56 PM - 3 messages
Is there a way to conditionally show the select button.  I don't want to show (or at lease disable) the select button based on the data I am retrieving in that row. Any help is appreciated. Thanks ...
Score image population
Tyler - 10 Apr 2007 10:54 PM - 2 messages
I have an image control which I populate using an api url.  For example  [link] where 1234 is a variable I am passing in. My problem is that the id of the image could be 001234 or 01234.  However, I ...
Score Need help understanding Windows 2003 lifecycle support
Anderw Miller - 10 Apr 2007 10:14 PM - 2 messages
Apologies for posting in this forum, I don't see a more appropriate group... I'm trying to understand the timeline for Window 2003 ending mainstream support.  I have consulted the MS lifecycle support center for 2K3 and 2K3 ...
Score Pc Keeps crashing
nicola - 10 Apr 2007 9:14 PM - 2 messages
Its been happening ever since the last windows update, the pc just switches off by itself, on restarting it says that the pc has recoeverd from a serious error.  I manged to get the following error, hope some one can help me! ...
Score system message problem
kevinsawinner - 10 Apr 2007 7:58 PM - 2 messages
hi ,when i turn on my laptop i have a message that keeps appearing ,The system DDL user 32 dll was relocated in memory ,can anyone tell me what this means ? thanks ...
Score SQL
novice86 - 10 Apr 2007 7:00 PM - 2 messages
I was looking at my auto updates and was wondering if I need this. It sounds like a big program for businesses. Is it necessary? It is called SQL Server Feature Pack ...
Score Launch default browser - and security
Alun Harford - 10 Apr 2007 2:59 PM - 2 messages
I have a chat-type program that automatically highlights URLs. When somebody clicks on one of those URLs, I use: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url); to start the default browser at that URL. This works, but has a security issue I'd like to avoid. ...
Score Names on file folder
mlkklm33 - 10 Apr 2007 2:18 PM - 2 messages
In my "My Pictures" folder I always had the name of the folder under each folder when using "thumbnails".  Suddenly the name is not showing and as I move down through sub folders they  also do not show the folder name.  It is ...
Score Debugger Hangs when Reading from Stream
Jules Winfield - 10 Apr 2007 1:24 PM - 3 messages
I've been experiencing a problem recently where the debugger hangs for up to ten seconds, even when executing very simple operations (i.e. adding two numbers). During the hang, a little popup appears in the toolbar saying that "Visual Studio is busy waiting for an operation to complete" and the IDE is ...
Score Can 2 antispyware software be installed together?
Shaun13 - 10 Apr 2007 12:44 PM - 2 messages
I read that 2 antivirus software cannot be installed together because they will have conflicts with each other, but will having 2 different antispyware software cause conflicts with each other? ...
Score Norton Internet Security 2005
oldman - 10 Apr 2007 12:04 PM - 10 messages
I m using a Packard Bell Easy Note MV preloaded with Windows XP HE with SP2 and NIS 2005 . I have to uninstal the NIS because everytime I am online (via WIFI) NIS keeps poping up with messages for me to download updates because of ...
Score Industrial Strength PE Header Parser
Rajiv Das - 10 Apr 2007 4:42 AM - 2 messages
Any ideas what I should be looking at? C#. .Net 2.0 ...
Score Error message
pocketfriend - 10 Apr 2007 3:36 AM - 3 messages
Hi, can anyone explain what this fault is and how to get rid of it? Application fault WLanCfgG.exe  A message bow pops up on screen every 3-4 seconds, which I have to clear before I can continue what I'm doing. ...
Score Freeing Virtual Memory on app close
jtertin - 10 Apr 2007 12:57 AM - 4 messages
I was wondering how to manage Virtual Memory usage within a VB app.  I have a form with a trend on it that takes ~40MB of virtual memory when it is loaded (depending on the amount of data being plotted).  When ...
Score Is this a valid code?
amiga500 - 9 Apr 2007 8:28 PM - 9 messages
Hello, I made this function so that it can return 1 or 2 where 1 either equal PieIX or Mendonta or 2 equal either PieIX or Mendonta. Let me go further in details...in the program it shows all Inventory information ...
Score DLL Conversion Required
Farooq Ahmad - 9 Apr 2007 8:10 PM - 3 messages
Dear All,      i have a web service client module develope in C# and now i want to convert it in vb6 .Is their any way/tool to achive this goal? thanks in advance. Regards, Farooq ...
Score Completely Reset PC
Ed - 9 Apr 2007 5:50 PM - 5 messages
I would like to COMPLETELY reset my computer ie. Send it back to it's state when i turned it on for the first time. Delete files and uninstall programs. I have already backed up all important files. My computer is a Fujitsu-Siemens Si-1520 laptop from August 06 and i am ...
Score wallpaper issues
Honda Tech - 9 Apr 2007 3:34 PM - 2 messages
Hello,Im running xp pro sp2,and cannot select wall paper, I have a white screen at desktop,trying to use alienguise invader from the skins factory,at control panel/display/desktop it wont allow me to select wall paper(greyed out) ...
Score Pocket pc help
Ankit - 9 Apr 2007 11:46 AM - 2 messages
Sir,I am totally at a loss.When i installed pocket dvd player on my pocket pc some peculiar files taking 3.16GB of my storage card space came into my SD card.They will not delete through desktop pc or my handheld saying problem ...
Score .NET Framework 1.1.4322 and Vista
Port Admiral Haynes - 9 Apr 2007 7:12 AM - 6 messages
I am trying to install this Mahjong program on my HTC TyTn Pocket PC. The installer is run on the PC - it installs perfectly under XP and Active Sync. [link] I am now running Vista Home Premium and Mobile Device Centre and when I try ...
Score .NET vs Mono performance
Jon Harrop - 9 Apr 2007 1:25 AM - 8 messages
I've just done some quick performance tests using various medium-sized benchmarks and it appears that .NET is vastly faster than Mono. Can anyone confirm this? For example, my ray tracer benchmark from the shootout (in C#): 32-bit .NET: 13s ...
Score Hungarian Notation
Sebastian Mares - 8 Apr 2007 8:40 PM - 15 messages
Hello! As long-time Visual Basic 5 and 6 developer, I am quite familiar with the Hungarian Notation and used it in most of my programs. Now that I finally got into the .NET world and learned VB .NET and C# (and am ...
Score win xp home reads dvd+r as cd-r
ptay2 - 8 Apr 2007 5:08 PM - 2 messages
i have xp home sp2 and a lite-on dvd-rw. in my computer it shows as this until you place dvd+r disc in and then it chngs to cd-r. it will play dvd+r movies, been using same disc before and tried diff brand disc and diff ...
Score cmos battery
dessie - 8 Apr 2007 4:22 PM - 3 messages
Every time i boot up i get a message saying date and time is wrong. I keep having to correct this when i open up to the desktop. Could this mean i need a new cmos battery, and is there anyway i can check the battery to see if it ...
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