windows-7

How can I use jEdit editor to code in Objective C on Windows

I'm new to Objective C. I've installed jEdit on windows 7 and the gcc compiler too. I need to know how to use jEdit to develop Objective C applications on windows Thank you. ...

On Windows(7) my application keeps restarting on segfault

Hello, I would like to know how to prevent my application from being restarted when it crashes (an intentionnal segfault in an assertion) Is it related to debugging environment? (I have VS 2008 installed) is there a registry key or something to NOT reload apps after a crash? Thanks in advance EDIT: While searching for an answer I ca...

Help me correct my php include path on windows 7, i've hit a block

Hello!! i've been suggested to use the ZFDotrine from a post here but right now it turns out to be kind of headache where i don't know why zf can't see the zfdoctrine provider. I have a kind of shady environment on my windows 7.i have xampp 1.7.3 and zend server5.0.2 on my machine each with a different version of zf.so i downloaded z...

Is there a way to programatically launch the Windows "set up microphone"

If I search for "microphone" in Windows 7 the first option is "Set up Microphone". I'd like to be able to launch that programatically. I've tried dragging that shortcut to the desktop but it's just a "search" shortcut. any suggestions? ...

Remote Desktop - Shift+Insert for Paste

I have a keyboard that has keys on it for copy, paste, and cut. These keys are mapped to the following shortcuts: ctrl-insert = copy shift-delete = cut shift-insert = paste With remote desktop all this accomplishes is turning on/off insert. Is there a way to get these shortcuts working with remote desktop? ...

Can't access a wcf service from Windows 7, but I can from XP or Vista

I have a WCF service running on Server 2008 standard that works fine when calling from an XP client or Vista. I can compile the program (using VS2010, WPF) from an XP system and it will run fine on Vista or XP. If I try to run on a Windows 7, no luck. I also installed VS2010 on the Windows 7 system and try to update the service refere...

adding tasks to pinned websites in ie9

how can i add tasks to windows 7 jumplist of pinned websites like there are tasks added to facebook and twitter ...

Compiling OpenCV on Windows 7 64bit

I'm trying to get OpenCV working on Windows 7 64bit. I tried installing the vs2008.exe installer bundle from the OpenCV website but it produced errors when trying to compile, I Google'd these and it appears that installer is no good for 64bit versions of Windows 7, bugger. I've tried having a crack at compiling using CMake, but really...

VS2010 build times Win XP vs. Win 7

Hello, I am trying to determine which OS is the best one for VC++ VS2010. I know that Microsoft recommends Win7 x64 however I did some testing and the results are quite confusing: Build times (single threaded compilation on q9650 CPU) of reference VC++ project under different OS: Win XP 32bit: 00:02:50.95 Win 7 32bit: 00:03:09.99 Wi...

Visual Studio 2010 Project on shared folder: fatal error C1033: cannot open program database

I am running Windows 7 inside VMWare on a Mac as I am working on a cross plattform project. I want to keep all my plattform independent files in the same folder - that's why I want to organize everything in a folder on the mac and share it with windows that's running in the VM. When I try to compile the project in the shared folder, I ge...

How to determine if network interface is connected to the Internet (i. e. the computer is online)

Hi, I need a way to determine internet availability programmatically. At now i use Ping to constantly ping some internet site. But it seems Windows 7 though determines internet availability in some other way. If computer is online there is earth icon on the network interface icon in the System Tray. The question is: is there any stand...

Resources for developing .NET applications for Windows Vista/7?

I am looking for some resources for developing .NET apps for Windows Vista/7. What are the challenges? Are there resources on dealing with UAC? What about upgrading a large enterprise XP application? We have a large WinForms application written in C# with the .NET 2.0 framework. We are tasked with getting this application to run on Win...

Generate .config file automatically using .NET configuration on Windows 7/Mono

This site explains about searching assemblies using .config file that has relative search path. I couldn't find the .NET configuration utility on Windows 7, so I just copied the config file to see it works. But I wonder why I can't find the .NET configuration tool in Windows 7. Where is the .NET configuration utility or equivalent i...

command prompt anywhere in Windows 7 (native functionality)

I got this tip from a website that "shift + right click" on a folder in explorer in win7 will give us a context menu option by which I can open command prompt right there. I am looking for a hack that can make this simpler so that whenever I "right click" on a folder in explorer, I always get that "shift + right click" effect. I am not...

Windows 7 Symantec Endpoint Protection Problem

In my company, we use Symantec Endpoint Prodection. But I have an update problem: How can i solve it? Can Windows 7 block Symantec's update? ...

C++ application to detach secondary monitor

I am trying to create an application to detach a secondary monitor from Windows boxes (long story). Here is Microsoft's sample code that I used as a basis: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308216/en-us Here is my code: #include <iostream> #include <windows.h> void DetachDisplay() { BOOL FoundSecondaryDisp = FALSE; D...

.NET Windows 7 specific errors

I have a .NET application and a setup fot it. Built using VS 2005. The development machine is Windows XP SP3. Once somebody installed it under Windows7. And get the following errors WinForm ThreadException System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memo...

OpenGL: Copy Frontbuffer of different application into texture

Hi, I am porting an application to Windows 7 which used the glCopyTexSubImage2D function on the frontbuffer to capture the result of any other application into a texture in order to do some manipulation (masking, dynamic effects) independently from the source application and then to display the result on the output screen. I guess that...

Microsoft Troubleshooter technologies

The Troubleshooting application delivered with Windows 7 is a rather nice addition to the Windows platform. I understand that it has been included since Windows 95 but only recently has it become of any use. I've searched but not been able to find out any more information about its technology or architecture. What I am really asking is ...

Find Registry Key for: Override automatic cookie handling

I want to set the IE7 privacy settings via the registry and I am not having any luck finding what keys need to be set. I am trying to do the following: Override automatic cookie handling; Allow first party cookies; Block third party cookies; Always Allow session cookies; Anyone know what keys are to be set and what the settings would ...