Are there any resources for becoming a Cygwin "power user"?
I've got it configured, but I want more from it...maybe Cygwin isn't the right tool, but I like how it provides a *nix-like environment within Windows. ...
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How to interact with Windows Media Player in C#
Hello, I am looking for a way to interact with a standalone full version of Windows Media Player. Mostly I need to know the Path of the currently played track. The iTunes SDK makes this really easy but unfortunately there really isn't any way to do it with Windows Media Player, at least not in .Net(C#) without any heavy use of pinvoke,...
How do I detect if a Windows server is available after a reboot?
I want to automate a Windows 2000+ server reboot process using Task Scheduler or similar tool to remotely reboot a server and wait for it to come back up. I can issue shutdown or psshutdown to remotely reboot, but I want something better than sleep to wait for it to come back. I need to verify it is back online within n minutes or thro...
How to see if a subfile of a directory has changed
In Windows, is there an easy way to tell if a folder has a subfile that has changed? I verified, and the last modified date on the folder does not get updated when a subfile changes. Is there a registry entry I can set that will modify this behavior? If it matters, I am using an NTFS volume. I would ultimately like to have this abil...
How can I get rid of Windows Update reboot prompt?
I want Windows Update to automatically download and install updates on my Vista machine, however I don't want to be bothered by the system tray reboot prompts (which can, at best, only be postponed by 4 hours). I have performed the registry hack described here to prevent Windows forcibly rebooting my machine, which is a good start. Howe...
Objective C for Windows
What would be the best way to write Objective-C on the Windows platform? Cygwin and gcc? Is there a way I can somehow integrate this into Visual Studio? Along those lines - are there any suggestions as to how to link in and use the Windows SDK for something like this. Its a different beast but I know I can write assembly and link in th...
File system info - how to query it?
Is there a way to access file system info via some type of Windows API? If not what other methods are available to a user mode developer? ...
Batch renaming of files with international chars on Windows XP
I have a whole bunch of files with filenames using our lovely Swedish letters å å and ö. For various reasons I now need to convert these to an [a-zA-Z] range. Just removing anything outside this range is fairly easy. The thing that's causing me trouble is that I'd like to replace å with a, ö with o and so on. This is charset troubles a...
Getting Information From Master File Table on Windows
Hi, I need to get some information that is contained in the MFT on a Windows machine, and I'm hoping that there is some super-secret API for getting this information. I need to be able to get to this information programmatically, and because of legal concerns I might not be able to use the tools provided by the company formally known as...
How to detect true Windows version
I know I can call the GetVersionEx Win32 API function to retrieve Windows version. In most cases returned value reflects the version of my Windows, but sometimes that is not so. If a user runs my application under the compatibility layer, then GetVersionEx won't be reporting the real version but the version enforced by the compatibility...
How to keep ReadDirectoryChangesW from missing file changes
There are many posts on the internet about the ReadDirectoryChangesW API function missing files when there is a lot of file activity. Most blame the speed at which the ReadDirectoryChangesW function loop is called. This is an incorrect assumption. The best explanation I have seen is in the following post, the comment on Monday, April ...
How do I get the current user's Local Settings folder path in C#?
I want to point a file dialog at a particular folder in the current user's Local Settings folder on Windows. What is the shortcut to get this path? ...
How do I check that a Windows QFE/patch has been installed from c#?
What's the best way in c# to determine is a given QFE/patch has been installed? ...
How can I make a ListView's columns auto-resize programmatically?
I've found some examples using the Win32 api or simulating the ^+ button combination (ctrl-+) using SendKeys, but at least with the SendKeys method the listview grabs the cursor and sets it to an hourglass until I hit the start button on my keyboard. What is the cleanest way to do this? ...
Why does Vista not allow creation of shortcuts to "Programs" on a NonAdmin account? Not supposed to install apps from NonAdmin account?
I'm working on an installer (using Wise Installer, older version from like 1999). I'm creating a shortcut in the Programs group to an EXE. I'm also creating a shortcut on the Desktop. If the install is run from an Admin account, then I create the shortcut on the Common Desktop and Common Program Group (i.e., read from the HKEY_LOCAL_MA...
Is there a Windows Registry "dictionary" that explains the whole (or most of) the Windows Registry?
I'd like to be able to see what registry keys are used for. A book on the registry would be fine as well. Info on Windows Vista changes would be great! ...
How to embed command shell in Visual Studio
I would like to be able to embed a command line interpreter inside a dockable window in Visual Studio. Is there any nice way to do this? ...
Something special about Safari for Windows and AJAX?
Some common pitfalls I should keep in mind? ...
How do I remotely get a checksum for a file on a Windows machine?
I'm trying to check, using an automated discovery tool, when JAR files in remote J2EE application servers have changed content. Currently, the system downloads the whole JAR using WMI to checksum it locally, which is slow for large JARs. For UNIXy servers (and Windows servers with Cygwin), I can just log in over SSH and run md5sum foo.j...
Windows CDROM Eject
Does anyone know a method to programmatically close the CD tray on Windows 2000 or higher? Open CD tray exists, but I can't seem to make it close especially under W2k. I am especially looking for a method to do this from a batch file, if possible, but API calls would be OK. ...