windows-xp

EndDocPrinter Sleeps 3 secs without Shell (explorer.exe)

On Debug, when the POS has the default windows shell (explorer.exe) it prints sucessfully, but if we replace the default windows shell with our program or any other program (for example cmd.exe) and we print with the same functions, it sleeps on the EndDocPrinter call about 3 secs. Is unnaceptable to print 3 tickets in 12 secs, and i h...

Half-Open TCP Connections limit on windows XP SP2

Does the Windows XP SP2 limit of 10 half-open connections refers only to embryonic connections or also to the other known type of half-open connection which happens when one side has crashed? Thanks.. ...

Virtual memory size

I have virtual memory size set to 756 MB on windows xp. but when reading on msdn it says virtual memory for each process on 32 bit OS is 4 GB by default. how it is different from the size of virtual memory that i set? **Memory** **range** **Usage** Low 2GB (0x00000000 through 0x7FFFFFFF) Used by the process. Hig...

Windows Sidebar for Windows XP using WPF and WCF

Hello Let me phrase it this way.... if (Can i develop a sidebar application on Windows XP using .NET? ) { if (Can i harness the power of WPF and WCF for the sidebar application) { this.Me = Feed me with knowledge/pointers. } } Cheers ...

Upgraded from Win XP to Win 7, now can't run my SAS scripts dealing with MySQL databases.

Hello, my SAS scripts worked fine when I was in XP, but now that I've upgraded to Windows 7, my access to MySQL has been impaired. I am sure that MySQL is running. If I open a browser then I can send commands.... The issue is with the SAS software itself. Has anyone else had this issue? Know how to fix it? ...

PsExec on two XP machines

I have two XP machines and I have the following situation. I am running psexec from Comp1 Comp2 does not have any password. My bat file command psexec -i -d -c \comp2 c:\xyz.exe ...

User Name in Windows XP

Hi, How do I know the correct user name (I need to supply to PsExec.exe from another machine) of my own machine. I use windows XP. user accounts name is correct or the name (\user) I get by right clicking on 'Start button'|Explore eg: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Start Menu Regards Allan ...

Fill ComboBox with List of available Fonts

How can I fill a combo-box with a list of all the available fonts in the system? ...

Sharepoint 2010 development on Windows XP 32-bit?

Possible or not? I know Sharepoint 2010 Server won't even run on a client side of Vista/Windows 7 64-bit, forget about Windows XP 32-bit. But if I can install and use Visual Studio 2010 on Windows XP just fine, shouldn't Sharepoint development tools also work on Windows XP 32-bit? The thing is I have a very old laptop (from 2005) that...

Windows Service startup time

Is there a way to programmatically retrieve start-up time/duration for all the Windows Services that have started during boot in Windows XP? That is, the time the service was initialized to getting to the "started" state. Thank you in advance! P.S. I'm not asking for software recommendation. ...

Detect "Suplemental language support" on Windows XP

I need a way to programatically determine if this checkbox in control panel is checked (Windows XP): Screenshot: http://tinyurl.com/3357hhm The checkbox is in Control Panel - Regional settings - Language - Supplemental language support - and is called "Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages". It would be best to ...

Delphi multithreaded application built in vista and won't run in XP

I am really stumped. I am running delphi 2007 on vista. I have built many applications and run them in XP with no problem. This latest app had to make use of threads. I'm pretty sure my code is correct. It runs fine on Vista, but when I run it on XP (tried multiple PC's) my program seems to lag (both os's 32 bit, XP sp3 and Vista sp1, d...

how to adjust master volume in vista/xp

i want to adjust the volume programatically like Get/SetMasterVolume in vista and xp? using mmsystem unit? ...

How to adjust microphone input level in delphi?

i want to Get/Set the mic level using delphi? that works on vista and xp uses only mmsystem, any freeware component will do as long as no external dll's on the run. and also getting the peak level. ...

Inconsistent time zone in results from Web Service

I have a web service for a production application that is returning different results to different clients for the same inbound request. I discovered this by configuring my clients to dump the raw WCF messages to trace files, which I then compared. For one client machine, the response includes date/times targeted at time zone +13:00 - ...

WindowsXP VS2010 error code -2146232576 (0x80131700)

I'm trying to convert a large C++, C# project from VS2008 to Vs2010. I got an error "The program 'App.exe : Native' has exited with code -2146232576 (0x80131700)." may be somebody know a reason for this code. Thanks Faina ...

Trying to deploy RIS on WindowsXP SP3

Hi Guys, I've been trying to deploy RIS on Windows XP SP3 but I think I'm facing a problem with the network card driver. I've followed this guide http://echo.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/installing-windows-xp-from-network-ris/. The problem occurs in the blue installation screen after loading the basic drivers to RAM (before copying Windows ...

How to run a windows scheduled task 20 mins after system startup?

In windows scheduled tasks properties, you can only choose "at system startup" without being able to assign a specific delay such as 20 minutes, so I wonder how can I setup a schedule task if I want it to run after the system "fully" starts up(you know how fast this can be in XP)? Hope you guys know the answer. Thanks ...

problem running start..run..wscript a.vbs a.bat

I have these 2 files a.vbs and a.bat each has only one line. a.vbs CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run """" & WScript.Arguments(0) & """", 0, False a.bat copy c:\blah\y.y c:\ When it works, it runs a.bat quietly in the background, which does the file copy. I can do start..run...a.vbs a.bat That works. I can open a command prompt...

Windows Forms DatePicker not behaving in XP

This issue involves a Windows Forms VB.NET application. .NET version is 3.5 I have a datepicker control that is enabled/disabled by a checkbox. When the user checks the box, the datepicker is enabled and they select a date. However, for users running Windows XP, when they select a date the calendar reverts back to disabled and showin...