controlpanel

Memcache control panel?

We've been running eAccelerator on each of 3 webservers and are looking to move to a memcache pool across all 3, hopefully reducing by about 2/3 our db lookups. One of the handy things about eAccelerator is the web-based control interface (control.php), which has proved very useful when we've had to flush the cache unexpectedly, quickly...

Hosting control panel with JEE Application Server support?

I currently have WHM/cPanel on my server, but it doesn't integrate properly with any JEE App Server. I installed Tomcat manually, and have made it work through Apache, but the configuration is more fragile than I'd like. So, I'm trying to find a replacement where a JEE App Server can be properly integrated & managed. Requirements: Open...

What does windows run to open up the Control Panel

I uninstalled Google Chrome from my Windows XP machine and deleted registry entries using Revo Uninstaller. After that, whenever I do Start -> Settings -> Control Panel, I get an error "Windows cannot find '(null)'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Se...

How to programmatically open control panel?

How do I open a custom control panel programmatically, like custom.cpl? Specifically, how do I open a 64-bit cpl when running as 32-bit application? ...

Custom "Repair" and "Uninstall" funtions for MSI installers (when called from the Control Panel)

The Add/Remove Programs (or Programs and Features) Control Panel applet usually allows to uninstall or repair a program. For a non-MSI installation it's easy to define what should happen, when a user clicks the "Change" or "Uninstall" button. Just set the appropriate keys in the Registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cu...

Rails web application control panel with ajax tabs and validation

I'm looking to build a rails web app with an admin control panel. I'd like the control panel to use a tabbed interface for controlling users, projects, tasks etc, and I'd like to switch between tabs using jquery tab UI controls with ajax. Also using restful authentication for users and my own code for projects, tasks etc. Here's what ...

Modifying the Power Scheme using Batch Files in Windows XP

I'm trying to write two batch files that will allow me to switch the Power Scheme (Control Panel -> Power Options -> Power Schemes Tab) from Home/Office Desk to Portable/Laptop and back. My operating system is Windows XP SP3. My reason for doing this is because I want to disable SpeedStep when I'm playing games on my laptop (i.e. put it...

disable controlpanel

i have used following code to disable the Windows Control Panel. It successfully disables the Control Panel, but it needs a sytem restart to apply changes. Does anybody know how I can apply these changes to the Control Panel immediately, without requiring a system restart? Can anybody can help me? RegistryKey RegKey = Registr...

how do I configure group policy using C#?

Group policy based restriction for controlpanel and taskmanager in c# ...

Install Shield 2009 Premier : Don't want to put the entry to control panel

My installation would 1. copy some files 2. some registry entries that require admin privilege e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\MyRegistry What I want: 1. No entry to the control panel and yes i don't need an uninstallation. Question may arise, why I don't do it manually? Only for the admin privileged registry entr...

Django: The best practice to implement CRUD outside the contrib.admin

Hi all :) I'm currently developing a Blog project using Post model, which will be used by multiple authors. I want to make an admin/control-panel interface where each author of the Post can view the Post list the author created (so he won't see the Post created by the other authors), edit, and multiple-delete them. http://stackoverflo...

Registry settings immediate effect using c#

I have used the following code to disable the control panel: RegistryKey RegKey = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey( @"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"); RegKey.SetValue("NoControlPanel", false, RegistryValueKind.DWord); RegKey.Close(); The above code disables control panel only after restarting, I wou...

PostgreSQL ODBC driver not showing up in Control Panel (Data Sources)

I installed psqlODBC and when I go to Control Panel -> Data Sources (ODBC) I don't see the Postgres driver installed. I rebooted, still nothing. I then noticed that if I launch this control panel applet from the file c:\WINDOWS\system32\odbccp32.cpl the drivers suddenly appear! This happens on an XP 64 bit machine. I can't really ex...

How do I programatically change the "underline keyboard shortcuts" Control Panel setting?

In the "Control Panel > Ease of Access Centre > Make the keyboard easier to use" is an option to "Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys." Is there a way of programatically switching this on and off? I'm using Visual Basic Scripts, but can use .NET. ...

How do I make a Delphi control panel applet be non-'legacy'?

I have a Delphi .CPL currently written with Delphi 7 which needs to update settings in HKLM (to be used by a service application) and which must support Vista, Win7 and Server 2008. Currently this can be done by adding a RUNASADMIN value to AppCompatFlags/Layers, using the CPL file as the value name. This causes Windows to ask for elevat...

Disabling screen saver programatically doesn't affect the control panel?

I've successfully disabled the screensaver using the method described in this page. The problem is that when I do this, the control panel dialog still indicates that there is an active screensaver. Nothing seems to be changed there. If the user checks it, he has no way of knowing why the screen saver doesn't work. Is this the expected be...

Localizing Task Links for a Control Panel Item on Windows Vista

I'm having a problem localizing the Task Links for a Control Panel applet on Windows Vista (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144188(v=VS.85).aspx#localizing_links). This is the part of my XML file where I define the task: <sh:task id="{3DC35DFB-B037-4148-B351-7959EE034D92}"> <sh:name>@MyApplet.cpl,-101</sh:name> <sh:keywor...

Why can't I start the Windows Update control panel with WinExec?

In Executing Control Panel Items, MSDN says this: Windows Vista Canonical Names In Windows Vista and later, the preferred method of launching a Control Panel item from a command line is to use the Control Panel item's canonical name. According to the Microsoft website this should work: The following example shows how an ap...

Windows XP control panel - providing a value for the "comments" field

Where does the Windows XP control panel get the value for the "Comments" field from? I'm writing an EXE control panel application, and it doesn't appear from the documentation that you can provide a value for that field. ...

How to host game on ftp using asp.net

Is it possible to host a game say counterstrike on ftp. eg. http://www.gamecp.com/ This provides a game control panel to handle server from website. How game gets started on hosting server. Do we needs to install game on hosting server though commands given in its API. or is it there some other procedure to host game on hosting server ...