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Berkley packet filter for Windows

Hi is Berkley Packet Filter supported on Windows or is there something comparable which I should use. Best Regards ...

What is the best VOIP toolset for use with .Net development?

I have a need to explore VOIP integration into a .Net application. It would be incredibly helpful if the toolset was usable via ASP.Net (version 2.0 or higher), and provided the developer the option to allow interaction on the client either embedded within the web browser or external to the client web browser. It should be compatible at ...

How can I troubleshoot Rendering Performance issues in IE

Our web application renders fast in some IE browsers, slow in others... It seems to be an HTML rendering problem... The first 10% of the page displays immediately, the last 90% takes up to 10 seconds, and this is static content. I've run with firefox/yslow, renders very quickly. Seems to be isolated to some users/configurations of ie...

How do I get output to show up in the Messages pane of the Error List for Visual Studio 2005?

I have a header file like this: #ifndef __GEN_NOTE_MARKERS_TO_DEVELOPERS_HPP__ #define __GEN_NOTE_MARKERS_TO_DEVELOPERS_HPP__ #ifdef _DEBUG // macros for turning a number into a string #define STRING2(x) #x #define STRING(x) STRING2(x) #ifdef TRIAGE_MESG_AS_WARNING #define TRIAGE_TODO_TAG(description) __p...

How does _ftime / Windows internal time work?

Hi guys, I have found an interesting issue in windows which allows me to cause the Windows clock (but not the hardware clocks) to run fast - as much as 8 seconds every minute. I am doing some background research to work out how Windows calculates and updates it's internal time (not how it syncs with an NTP servers). Any information anyon...

OLE Client in SDI. Want to add a toolbar

I have an SDI that I'm loading Excel into using OLE. I want to add a toolbar to this that I can use to have a very prominent and evident "import" button (and a few others). The toolbars I add through MFC are all hidden or otherwise removed from the interface when Excel becomes active. Is there a way to keep a toolbar up and on the inte...

How to determine whether a Windows application is offscreen?

I am trying to debug a strange issue with users that have LogMeIn installed. After a few days, some of my dialogs that my app opens can end up offscreen. If I could reliable detect that, I could programmatically move the dialogs back where they are visible again. Note: this has to work for multiple monitors and use the win32 API. Howeve...

What are some good open source MySQL GUIs for Windows?

I mainly use CocoaMySQL and YourSQL on the Mac, but I am looking for suggestions for Windows, in which I can connect to the database and manage it using the interface. ...

How to correctly use SetWindowsHookEx & CallNextHookEx

I can correctly setup up a windows hook, but I get confused by the line in MSDN that says "Calling the CallNextHookEx function to chain to the next hook procedure is optional, but it is highly recommended; otherwise, other applications that have installed hooks will not receive hook notifications and may behave incorrectly as a result. Y...

Displaying a Screensaver with an Away Message

I'm looking for an application that would lock my computer and display a screensaver with an away message that I set when I lock it. The idea is that when I go off somewhere during work, my co-workers would know where I'm off to instead of puzzling over my empty desk. Does such an application exist? If not, how would I go about making...

Where do I get the ULONG LoginID values to pass to WTSConnectSession?

Where do I get the ULONG LoginID values to pass to WTSConnectSession? I need both a ULONG LogonId and a ULONG TargetLogonId. Is this the same as the SessionID I'll get back from WTSQuerySessionInformation when I pass in WTSSessionId? I suspect not (I tried it and WTSConnectSession did not work.) The MSDN glossay says a logon identifier...

Does Perl's /m regex modifier match differently on Windows?

The following Perl statements behave identically on Unixish machines. Do they behave differently on Windows? If yes, is it because of the magic \n? split m/\015\012/ms, $http_msg; split m/\015\012/s, $http_msg; I got a failure on one of my CPAN modules from a Win32 smoke tester. It looks like it's an \r\n vs \n issue. One chan...

C or C++ BigInt library on Microsoft Windows

What arbitrary-precision integers (and or rationals) library are there for compilers running on Microsoft Windows, and which would you recommend? Please state license type / cost, supported compilers (i.e. GCC and or VC++) for the library. ...

Powerwise: Is it better to use console or windows GUI application in C#(.NET)?

Hi, If we are writing about power-wise option - is using a console-based application in C#(.NET) better than having Windows GUI and what's the real difference expept few libraries loaded in operational memory? The issue is about text comparisons and working with strings, connecting to Internet, gathering data, working with database. ...

What software to use for virtual machine for Windows development?

For my side job as programmer, I need Windows. It will be installed in VMWare Fusion. I will be writnig mostly C-code for Matlab-Mex-files, some DSP-development, some easy command-line tools in C and C++ for a tutorial and hopefully some easy GUIs using Visual Studio. I will be using VisualDSP++, Bloodshed Dev-Cpp, the Matlab mex-compile...

xkill equivalent for Windows

My question is quite simple: Is there a reliable equivalent of xkill for Windows? For those who don't know what xkill is: it is a Unix tool which basically kills the process of any windows you click on. A Windows port can be downloaded from here: http://solo-dev.deviantart.com/art/Windows-xKill-100737525 ...

Programmer's understanding of Memory in the Vista Windows Task Manager

I know a fair bit about the Windows Task Manger in XP, but I would like to understand it better in Vista. What is the difference between "Working Set (Memory)" and "Memory (Private Working Set)". What is the Paged Pool, what is the NP Pool (Non-Paged?). How do I use these to determine what is going on with memory usage? As an aside, ...

Programmatically change screen resolution?

Is there a way to programmatically change the screen resolution or enable/disable multiple monitors in Windows XP? For example to change from 1024x768 with one monitor to 1280x104 on two monitors? I would be most interested in a win32 function to do this but anything that can be tied to a windows shortcut would suffice. ...

What is a good resource to get started with Windows file system driver development?

What is a good resource to get started with Windows file system driver development for a newbie? ...

Making money while programming Linux and/or open source for small business?

During university, I wanted to start a software business. I didn't know what at the time, but I knew it would have to be Windows and closed source in order to make enough money to support a career. Was I wrong? What could I have been told that would have changed my mind? I'm looking for arguments about why I could have programmed Linu...