compatibility

Are standard .Net 2 dlls compatible with the silverlight 2.0 runtime?

If I avoid referencing assemblies that don't exist in the silverlight 2.0 runtime, will the.Net 2.0 library dlls I create with VS2008 work with silverlight without recompilation or other alteration? ...

Static library - visual studio 2005/6.0 compatibility

In the past we experienced some problems using a DLL library created with Visual Studio 2005 in our Visual Studio 6.0 application (VS2005 DLL was C++ unmanaged, of course). In your opinion can we fall in the same kind of problem if the library is static (*.lib) and not dynamic? ...

Running an asp.net 1.1 app under windows server 2008 64bit

Are there any issues with running an asp.net 1.1 application under windows server 2008 64-bit web edition? ...

Can I run Visual Studio 2008 x86 on Windows Vista x64?

Hi, Is it possible to run the 32-bit version of Visual Studio 2008 Professional on a Windows Vista 64-bit system? Are there any known caveats that I would need to be aware of? Would have to install the x64 version of the .NET Framework? Would there be any issues on building software targeted for x86? Would there be any (justifiable) ...

Cookies on IE6 Standalone on Windows server 2003?

I cant seem to get IE6 and IE7 running alongside each other on my Windows Server 2003 VPC. I have tried both: http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/standalone and: http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE , and yes, I tried putting the Wininet.dll in my standalone path. The browser works, but cookies does not! Any help would be greatly appreciat...

Is it appropriate to use "Wingdings" fonts in a Windows Forms or WPF app?

I have a WPF control, that has a list of "Investors", and in the right column of the list, a "Delete" button. I could either waste some time making an image of an "x" in photoshop. Or, I could just use Wingdings font and set the content to "Õ" (which makes a cool looking delete button). Is this appropriate? My thinking is... while not ...

C(++) Compiler Transition - Make DJGPP go away please

I'm working on writing a kernel, and I have a few friends working with me on the project. We've been using DJGPP to compile the project for a while, but we're having some cross-platform compatibility issues with compiling this way that have left my main Partnet on the project unable to compile on Windows XP. (DJGPP's GCC is having issues...

Changing java version

hi, i have a server - client application that runs on java 1.3; i want to change to java 1.6 step by step, meaning first few clients, than rest of the clients and finally server... i was wondering could you direct me to some common problems that can come along and what should i look after? ...

Has anyone developed a PHP based Client for a WCF Service?

Has anyone developed a PHP based Client for a WCF Service? I'm in the process of completing a WCF Service for my work. Only I don't expect the client to be running on the .Net Stack. I expect PHP (LAMP) will be the norm. Are there some obvious pitfalls to avoid? I'm not running with any security (BasicHTTPBinding) ...

CSS/Tables issue on mac

I'm experiencing some problems with CSS and/or tables on my newly redesigned website. Because of the well known "100% div height"-issue, I have resorted to using tables as a structural element of the website. So it looks something like this: HTML MARKUP: <div id="header">...</div> <table> <tr> <td><div id="main">...</div></td> ...

Compatibility

Hi Friends, Actually I have to find out the compatibilty of the upgrade of MSSQL 2000 to MSSQL 2005. The MSSQL 2000 was installed inside the Citrix box . I did a side by side upgrade by backing up the database and restoring in my local machine. Now I have to figure out if the applications will work in MSSQL 2005.Can somebody please, give...

How good is Jquery's Backward Compatibility?

We have had issues with mootools not being very backward compatible and I was wondering if anyone has had any problems with Jquery because we are starting to use it and are now using a newer version for several new tools and I was wondering if it would be ok to get rid of the older version. ...

Is there a way to get Server 2008 to *appear* as Vista for installers?

I have a tool that I want to install on my main development box (Windows Server 2008). The installer tells me that it requires Vista. Of course I'm not saying Server 2008 is Vista, but I figure something that installs on Vista should be able to install on Server 2008. Is there some way (perhaps via a temporary registry change) to get a...

Making Applications programmed in .NET languages work on older machines

Wondering if anyone knows how to see what parts of the .NET framework need to be installed to get cerftain functions working on older machines. Is there a way I can install them with my application without installing the entire .NET framework? ...

Why does my application allow me to save files to the Windows and System32 folders in Vista?

I have an application written in Delphi 7 which does not require an admin privilages to run. For some reason I am able to save files to c:\windows and c:\windows\system32 from within the application even though the application has not requested UAC elevation. I am logged in as an admin with UAC turned on and I haven't changed any of t...

Methods to check the look of a web page on different browsers

I would like to be able to see how a web page looks on different browsers before releasing it. I have several on my machine, but I cannot check different versions of IE, and other browsers, and I cannot check other OSs. I know of http://browsershots.org/ but this takes ~30 minutes at times, thus it can be problematic for troubleshooting....

What versions of Python and wxPython correspond to each version of OSX?

I'd like to know what versions of Python and wxPython correspond to each version of OSX. I'm interested to know exactly how far back some of my apps will remain compatible on a mac before having to install newer versions of Python and wxPython. ...

How Soon Should I Start Getting My Program Ready for Windows 7?

Microsoft already has a Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program on their MSDN site where they encourage us to: "Evaluate and jump-start your development efforts on Windows 7 Beta". Do you feel it is worthwhile to spend my time now re Windows 7, or should I wait a few releases, or even until after Windows 7 is released? What are the ad...

<button> vs. <input type="button" />. Which to use?

When looking at most sites (including SO), most of them use: <input type="button" /> instead of: <button></button> What are the main differences between the two, if any? Are there valid reasons to use one instead of the other? Are there valid reasons to use combine them? Does using <button> come with compatibility issues, seeing i...

What's a reasonable version of Windows to support for a new .Net application?

If I develop a .Net application that's going to run on WinXP and Vista, as well as on a modern Mac or Linux under Mono, what are older versions of Windows where I will have to start thinking carefully if I want to support them? Does Windows 2000 for example run .Net and is it capable of any version of the runtime? Usually, older systems ...