Kind of a special case problem: I start a process with System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(..) The process opens a splash screen -- this splash screen becomes the main window. The splash screen closes and the 'real' UI is shown. The main window (splash screen) is now invalid. I still have the Process object, and I can query its handle, m...
I would like to create a file format for my app like Quake, OO, and MS Office 07 have. Basically a uncompressed zip folder, or tar file. I need this to be cross platform (mac and windows). Can I do something via command prompt and bash? ...
Is there a program or API I can code against to extract individual files from a Windows Vista Complete PC Backup image? I like the idea of having a complete image to restore from, but hate the idea that I have to make two backups, one for restoring individual files, and one for restoring my computer in the event of a catastrophic failur...
I am looking to have 4 Virtual servers(various linux flavors) running on a Windows server 2003 R2 64 bit edition server located at a datacenter. I can also purchase a 2008 server or 32 bit 2k3 if needed. They would each have their own ip address for networking so that they could be publicly accessed. I do not know much about VPS softw...
What is the best compilable scripting language for Win32? I prefer .EXE's because I don't want to install the runtime on the servers first (my company administrates many via remote), but I need to be able to do things like NTFS permissions and (if possible) APIs over the network. There was a small Perl which appeared to be able to do m...
A Java6 application sits in the system tray. It needs to be activated using a hotkey (e.g. Super-G or Ctrl-Shift-L etc) and do something (e.g. showing an input box). How do I do that on: Windows (XP or Vista) OS/X Linux (Gnome or KDE) ...
We have an application which needs to use Direct3D. Specifically, it needs at least DirectX 9.0c version 4.09.0000.0904. While this should be present on all newer XP machines it might not be installed on older XP machines. How can I programmatically (using C++) determine if it is installed? I want to be able to give an information messag...
Okay, so this probably sounds terribly nefarious, but I need such capabilities for my senior project. Essentially I'm tasked with writing something that will cut down outbound spam on a zombified pc through a system of packet interception and evaluation. We have a number of algorithms we'll use on the captured messages, but it's the actu...
In C, using the standard Windows API, what is the best way to read an unformatted disk? Specifically, I have an MMC or SD card with data, but no file system (not FAT16, not FAT32, just raw data). If there was a simple way to open the entire card for byte by byte binary access, that would be great. Thanks! ...
I am working on a legacy project in VC++/Win32/MFC. Recently it became a requirement that the application work on a tablet pc, and this ushered in a host of new issues. I have been able to work with, and around these issues, but am left with one wherein I could use some expert suggestions. I have a particular bug that is induced by the ...
How do I register a custom protocol with Windows so that when clicking a link in an email or on a web page my application is opened and the parameters from the URL are passed to it? ...
Unfortunately I have to use Windows Server 2003 on my 32 bit workstation due to memory constraints of Windows XP. In Windows XP, when you connect via Remote Desktop the current session I am logged in is instantly shared on the Remote Desktop. I can see all the applications I have opened on my workstation and can continue to work on my o...
I have just read this question and I really loved this answer to the question. Naturally, an interesting question popped in my head... How to add my own events (of my own applications) in the Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Sounds -> Program Events? And another related question, that I suppose should be answered here as we...
I re-image one of my machines regularly; and have a script that I run after the OS install completes to configure my machine; such that it works how I like. I happen to have my data on another drive...and I'd like to add code to my script to change the location of the Documents directory from "C:\Users\bryansh\Documents" to "D:\Users\br...
We have a NET app that gets installed to the Program Files folder. The app itself writes some files and creates some directories to its app folder. But when a normal windows user tries to use our application it crashes because that user does not have permission to write to app folder. Is there any folder in both WinXP and WinVista to wh...
Hi, I need a Java way to find a running Win process from which I know to name of the executable. I want to look whether it is running right now and I need a way to kill the process if I found it. Thank you! Greetz, GHad ...
Are there any good TextMate-like programs for the Windows platform? ...
Hello We need to programatically burn files to CD in a C\C++ Windows XP/Vista application we are developing using Borlands Turbo C++. What is the simplest and best way to do this? We would prefer a native windows API (that doesnt rely on MFC) so as not to rely on any third party software/drivers if one is available. Any good examples ...
I'm running in a windows environment with Trac / SVN and I want commits to the repository to integrate to Trac and close the bugs that were noted in the SVN Comment. I know there's some post commit hooks to do that, but there's not much information about how to do it on windows. Anyone done it successfully? And what were the steps you...
Seriously, I've trawled MSDN and only got half answers - what do the columns on the Task Manager mean? Why can't I calculate the VM Usage by enumerating threads, modules, heaps &c.? How can I be sure I am accurately reporting to clients of my memory manager how much address space is left? Are their myriad collisions in the memory glos...