windows-vista

Why do I have to re-install MSMQ when I come off and back on to the office network?

Hi I've got a really frustrating problem with MSMQ constantly refusing to work even though it's installed and started. I have MSMQ installed on my Vista Business laptop (MSMQ-Container;MSMQ-Server;MSMQ-Triggers;MSMQ-DCOMProxy) and this laptop is joined to the company domain. Registry shows that it's installed under Workgroup mode which...

Delete Files/Folders under Program Files in Windows 7 / Vista

We are rewriting our app to make it Windows Vista/7 compliant. In order to do that, I need to delete all the previous data in the application directory under %PROGRAMFILES%. This definitely will not work in user mode, and also doesn't appear to work programmatically in admin mode. I am trying to use the following line of code: File.D...

How to change info on UAC prompt?

On Windows Vista, with UAC enabled, everytime a program that requires administrative priviledges starts, a UAC prompt is displayed. In the box, there are two fields - name and author. How can those be customized? ...

Error when installing visal studio 2005 on vista

when install vs 2005 on windows vista it gives me the following error log .. what can I do?? EndOfSession[11/05/09,19:09:09] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper() with HRESULT -2147023295. [11/05/09,19:09:09] setup.exe: [2] Component error string not specified in ISetupManager...

Is it possible to add functionality to Vista/7 taskmgr.exe?

I was wondering if anyone knew whether taskmgr.exe in Windows Vista/7 was extend-able via a plugin system. I found this, but this is limited to XP,2k3 and he specifically states he didn't know about vista's and seven's. ...

Where can I download gd.h?

I'm using Dev C++ to write a simple C program and I need to create an image. I know how to use GD but unfortunately it's not included in Dev C++ installation. Where can I download gd.h file? I'm using Windows Vista. ...

How do I retrieve the version of a file from a batch file on Windows Vista?

Binary files have a version embedded in them - easy to display in Windows Explorer. How can I retrieve that file version, from a batch file? ...

Common wold-writable app data folder under Vista/Windows 7

I am trying to find a folder which members of the Users group in Vista and Windows 7, by default, have permission to write to, without elevation. This is to be used for storage of common data (a database and a regularly updated document pack), which needs to be shared and writable by all users.. I thought I had got somewhere with CSIDL...

Microsoft VC Runtime Requirement and SXS error for Setup Custom Action in Vista

I created a setup project with VS2005 for an application that I'm developing, which installs fine on Windows 2000 and XP, but when I try to run the installer on Vista, it gives the following error: There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. This e...

JMF Registry could not add item (Vista)

Hello, I'm using JMF to capture video stream (webcam) on my Java project. The camera I'm using is recognized by JMF (JFMStudio) and I manage to get the video stream. However, on JMF Registry Editor - there's a list of available capture devices, when I click "Add" on one of the items (including the one I need) I get a "Could not add it...

How does pylint quit the Windows command box it is running in?

Pylint is doing something odd on my Windows box - something that shouldn't be possible. This isn't a question about fixing pylint, so much as fixing my understanding. I have a typical install of the latest version of pylint, Python 2.6 and Windows Vista. If I open a Command Prompt, and run pylint from the command line, it executes succ...

Java Sound API to access the system/master volume control in Vista and Win 7

History & Situation: I'm currently working on updating a Java application that was developed for a client several years ago (to run on WinXP) and is used for testing and training people with certain hearing impairments. Users who bought this application were provided with a particular USB sound device and headphones. One of the most im...

How do I gather TCP statistics on Windows?

I am interested in gathering some statistics from every TCP connection on a windows box for performance evaluation reasons. I see part of the API I need: "The GetTcpTable2 function retrieves the IPv4 TCP connection table." I could obviously poll this function to find new connections, but really what I would like to do is collect some...

Security permissions for folder in vista (using c# application)

Hi, I've written a code in winforms and added this code to a setup application. (That code is actually to create files in application directory) When I try to run the application in vista it is not working because the file creation permission. If I manually enable the permissions to application folder it is working fine. How can I assi...

Vista/Win7 Listview "View Slider"

In Vista and Windows 7 almost any time the system uses a standard Listview (ie: Explorer Windows) it's accompanied by a little split button that shows a slider when the split is clicked that allows you to switch between the different views available for that listview (Tile, Details, List, etc.) as well as sliding smoothly between icon si...

How Can I Check To See If the User Set His Clock Back?

In my desktop program, I want to check that to see if the user has set his clock back. To do so, I compare the timestamp of certain Operating System files to the current computer date. If any are after what the computer thinks is the current date, then he must have set his clock back. For Windows XP, I have been using such files as: ...

Problems with first steps of debugger installation - IIS, Vista, PHP5, XDebug

I'm trying to get a PHP debugger working and currently keep failing at the very first hurdle. I have a clean installation of IIS7 running on Vista with PHP 5.2.11. The XDebug section of my PHP.ini looks like: [XDEBUG] zend_extension_ts="E:\Program Files\PHP\ext\php_xdebug-2.0.5-5.2.dll" xdebug.remote_enable=true xdebug.remote_host=127....

Does set affinity ensure that only one core resources are used?

Hello, I just wanted to find out if setting cpu affinity ensure that the application runs only on that core ? ...

OpenGL window cleared with no WM_PAINT message

I have an application with three MDI windows, all of them showing OpenGL content. On XP, everything works fine. But on Vista/Win7 the mdi child windows don't refresh properly. After startup, all windows show their content properly. But when I change the focus from one mdi window to the next, those two windows are cleared (i.e., they onl...

Double click on CMD script in Vista does not execute script!!!

I am running Vista Home Premium. I tried to write a script to do some simple automation.... it does not work! even the most simple script like: @echo ON dir . does not get executed and only an empty CMD shell pops open. This is really weird and I have never seen this before (but wrote many CMD scripts before) ftype cmdfile and bat...