windows-7

Is there any alternative to Process in .NET for running commands in the command line?

In my previous question I detailed the problem I encountered. One of the solutions is to simulate a user typing the command in the prompt. I don't know how to do it in .NET, since the usual way of doing this is by using System.Diagnostics.Process which causes the error. I wonder if there is any alternative to that class? What are the ...

Adding to windows 7 startup services -- is RunServices still valid?

Hi All, I've written a program which I would like to run as a windows 7 service that runs before user logon. Since the program has an installation wizard, it needs to be added to the startup programmatically. I've tried using the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunSerivces registry location, but I haven't had any succes...

Starting Dev with PHP on Windows

Hello, I have written web apps with JSP in the past. Now, I'm getting started with PHP. I have a question and a friend of mine who is a .NET developer pointed me to this site. I downloaded and installed PHP from here. Now, I'm trying to get the Windows Azure for PHP SDKs setup. The reason for this is that my app needs to be hosted in A...

Free app to test local websites in IE 6/7/8 ?

Does anyone know a windows app that lets you test a site in different versions of IE ? ...

Launching a Child Process and the windows 7 taskbar

We have an application that self-updates using a Laucher.exe process which copies down new App.exe and DLLs from a server then runs them in a separate process. This was all working very well until the arrival of the Windows 7 taskbar... Problem is in Windows 7, if the user pins the Launcher.exe to the task bar (by right-clicking the sh...

How to determine why application is prompting for elevation

When launching my executable, Windows is prompting for elevation, when it shouldn't be. How can i figure out why Windows is prompting me to elevate my executable on launch? Notes: there is no manifest resource (asking for asAdministrator, or otherwise) there is no manifest file the compatibilty tab (for all users and just me) has the...

Custom source for Windows 7 Start Menu Search

I recently came across an article about Windows 7's new Federated Search and Search Connectors. Basically, you provide users a small XML file (.osdx; an OpenSearch XML file) and they can then use Explorer to search whatever you've got. These Search Connectors actually really easy to implement Explorer calls your URL with a query and y...

Windows 7 Jump List

I think that is what this is called: http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9234/13016288.png I want to be able to add stuff like that to my program. Such as an open button and other buttons that would execute a method within the app. This is in C#, by the way. I DID look into the Windows 7 API Code Pack, but it.. doesn't work the way I wa...

Running a command on Window minimization in Tkinter

I have a Tkinter window whenever the minimize button is pressed I'd like to run a command, how do I do this? I know w.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", w.command) will run a command on exit. ...

[SQLite3] DLL File for windows 7 64bit

Hi guys, I'm porting my Windows XP application (wrote with C#) to Windows 7 application. Now I'm using sqlite3.dll on my XP App (32bit) and I would download sqlite3.dll for 64bit machine. For my purpose I've moved sqlite3.dll on my /bin folder and, obviously, when I try to start my app on windows 7 I receive an error. So, where I downloa...

Windows automate install with current state

I have a machine with Windows 7. I want to find a way, to capture its state and propagate it to various machines. What are recommended tools for the same? Thnx! ...

Cookie probelm in Windows Seven using all types of browsers!

I have made a site in PHP and I'm using cookies for logging in/out. It works great on all types of browsers in Windows XP but the case is vice versa when it comes to Windows Seven. It doesn't log in when I use this part of code: setcookie("var_name","var_value"); And I have to define an expiry time like this: setcookie("var_name","var...

How to set windows TreeView in VB.NET Windows7 Theme

Hi All, Does anaone know how to match a TreeView controls look, to the treeviews you see for example in my documents of windows 7? Thanks ...

Help with installing ECL (Embeddable Common Lisp) via mingw32 or mingw-64 on Win7-64

I'm trying to compile ECL 10.4.1 on my Win7 64-bit box, but am having issues. I've attempted the build with both mingw32/MSYS and mingw-w64/MSYS, using the exact packages linked to here. Both have failed. With mingw32: ./configure passes, make fails as follows: gcc -DECLDIR="\"/usr/local/lib/ecl-10.4.1\"" -I. -Ic:/my_home/ecl-10.4.1/...

How to install WebGL in Windows

I'm a newbie in webGL development and in order to learn it i'll have to install webGL in my machine. Can anyone tell how to do that in Windows 7? Thanks in advance.. ...

Got EINTR error when recv (Block mode) under cygwin/windows 7)

I got a lot of EINTR errors when I used the following function in my program. Why couldn't the program resume to receive data using the loop when EINTR happened? What are the possible causes of EINTR error number under cygwin? int Recv(int fd, void *buf, int size, int flags) { int over = 0; int res = 0; while (over < size) { res...

Getting Rspec + autotest working on windows

I have installed growl + rspec + autotest on my windows 7 machine. From the command prompt, when I type 'rspec spec/' it doesn't work. The tests will only run if I use 'rake spec/' + 'autotest'. Also, I am running these tests: http://railstutorial.org/chapters/static-pages#code:default_pages_controller_spec (i.e. very, very trivial) and...

My python code won't run outside of my IDE

The following code runs fine in my IDE (PyScripter), however it won't run outside of it. When I go into computer then python26 and double click the file (a .pyw in this case) it fails to run. I have no idea why it's doing this, can anyone please shed some light? This is in windows 7 BTW. My code: #!/usr/bin/env python import ma...

Windows 7 64-bit Eclipse debug on DroidX over USB

I am running Windows 7 64-bit with Eclipse and Android. The SDKs are installed and it runs very well with the emulator interacting with the PC screen and keyboard. I would likre tp test on my real phone (DroidX). When I install the DroidX on the USB cable Windows 7 immediatly tells me I loaded a removable disk on Drive N. How do I es...

Information needed on how to code for Windows 7 Taskbar in c#

Hello, What i know so far about how to code for win 7 taskbar features is that i can either use .net 4 or WinAPI code pack in .net3.5 or pinvoke. My question is that can i code for win 7 task bar features using .net3.0 or prev and using pinvoke can i use features such as thumbnail toolbar, jumplist, overlay icon Thanks ...