I am working with MS Visual C++ .net 2003. With your help, thank you, I am able to take data from the user through a text box of a form and show the information on label of another form. But I discovered that the data that I collected was not in such a format by which I can do simple a...more >>

I am unable to burn music cds. When I first got the computer i was able to do so, but when I tried the next day, the CD burning program kept saying "no drives available". I can still play audio cds & dvds though. Any help??...more >>

Is this possible ? Can I use calendarwriter to create and modify ical objects in visual studio .net 2003 ? Are there any open source libraries thart can be used ? Thanks Neena ...more >>

I have download and install the XP professional 64 bit, trial version. It don't see the driver of my modem : Motorola V360 ( portable thelephone modem). With XP Home 32 bit, the modem no problem . With Xp 64 bit , no loading the driver. I have do automatic and also manual install mode driver ,...more >>

I had an email from someone who, at the time, was not in my address book. I clicked 'reply' and wrote my response. As I had clicked reply I didn't have to type in the email address separately. The person never received my reply and on investigation I found that the computer had chosen a strang...more >>

hi, I want to add some CAD files or Excel Templates when i publish using ClickOnce. Is there any way i can do it. Thanks irfan ...more >>

Dear all, I come from VB.net world and I start with C#now due to customer demand :-( I was used undeer VB that as long as you type the AS ( to define the type of your variable) the intelisense pops up with all data type, which easy when you do not remember a type you are not using so frequen...more >>

Dear all, Until now I was programing for more that 6 years using VB.net simply because I come from that word and used to. Now I need to switch to C# simply because my customer want its project in that language. So now I am fighting with so simple thing like raising a simple event as follow,...more >>

This may not fit into this group but I have no idea where else to ask the question. I recently upgraded my RAM from 384 MB to 1 GB. I have added no new programs since the upgrade. However, my System Summary in System Information shows my total Physical Memory as 1,024 MB but available Physi...more >>

Since installing Service Pack 2 my computer will not recognise my HP all in one printer. Tried uninstalling/reinstalling printer soft ware; disabling security firewall; changing usb cables but no change. I'm using XP home edition and had this same problem previously and only resolved it but ...more >>

In the system I am working on, there are 3 credit cards: Visa, MasterCard and AmericanExpress. On the database side I have one table: credit_card CREATE TABLE credit_card ( credit_card_id int not null PRIMARY KEY, credit_card_code varchar(30) not null, description varchar(255) null ...more >>

hi having problems with my windows xp pro. when i start up my computer it pops up that the rtl100.bpl has failed as it can not be found. Reinstalling the application may fix the problem anyone know what i have to do -- thankyou...more >>

We are beginning to create a migration plan of a large system from IPv4 to IPv6. I must determine the capability of each product on this system. This new question is with regard to • Office 2003 / SP1 • Office 2003 W / Sp2 If you know please identify the capability with one of the f...more >>

I am currently using VS.NET 2005 to read in a text file into a sql server database table. The code cycles through the file and using a .add with a dataset seems to add all the rows just fine. When the program finishes and I go do a query on the table it is empty. I am new to using VS so I am...more >>

We are beginning to create a migration plan of a large system from IPv4 to IPv6. I must determine the IPv6 capability of each product on this system. This new question is with regard to • Microsoft office prof 0199 If you know please identify the capability with one of the following...more >>

I know I can get the fields from a local report, but is there a method that can be used to retrieve all the field names from a Report Server, running Remotely? Or, do I always have to know in advance what the field names are before I can send a parameter list to a Report Server ( for use ...more >>

Hi all. I have a real simple question that is driving me nuts. I have the a console app with 3 classess. I am trying to access c2.doit() from Class1 - but I can't. I can only access from the Program class. I am using Visual Stuido 2005. It works in VS2003. What am I doing wrong? Thanks ...more >>

I've added 2 tracking services to the wf runtime; one is the standard SqlTrackingService: trackingService = new SqlTrackingService(<trackingConnectionString>); <workflow Runtime>.AddService(trackingService); trackingService.IsTransaction...more >>

Hi When running a Systemtec/Norton scan various jpeg/mpeg files are listed as being scanned (they do not appear as dangerous). However I understand these files where manually deleted sometime ago. Thing is, I can't actually find the folders/files in the folder list even when showing hidden ...more >>

I am currently in an educational enviroment and have decided to limit student folders to 75mb in size using disk quotas. this has now been implemented but quite a few folders are showing up in disk quota entries table as being just a few kb's in size when in actul fact some are more like 500m...more >>

Hi. I just installed .net 2.0 on my system and noticed that .net 1.1 was not un-installed. Is it OK to un-install .net 1.1 when installing .net 2.0 Must 1.1 be un-installed when .net 2.0 is installed. Thanks. steve ...more >>

Hi I am publishing a vb.net app to a remote ftp/web site. This seems to go successfully. Once I try to install the app by using the url http://www.mydomain.com/publish.htm and pressing the Run button, I get the '(407) Proxy Authentication Required error' and application install fails. Wha...more >>

Hi Is there a way to run a sub in a separate synchronous or asynchronous process? One of the reason I would like to do that is I do not want this process to effect the main app and also to cleanup the process resources completely after it end. Thanks Regards ...more >>

Trying to send a video clip about 6 Mb in size, I get this message: Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Subject 'Emailing: Ferizaj 002', Account: 'pop3', Server: 'smtp.ma...more >>

I get the following error when I try to remove it from my system: "The language of this installation package is not supported by your system" It has 327 mb of ram tied up and it will not let me delete it. Please help???? Thanks, Lisa...more >>

Hi, I'm wanting to return a match on a string using a regular expression where the value contains certain words but also doesn't include certain words. My string looks like this: Toyota Mazda Ford Honda Holden I only want it to return a match if the string contains Toyota but...more >>

I have a .NET VC++ program, I want to execute some dos command from the program, e.g. copy some file, and etc. How do I do that? ...more >>

Hello newsgroup:-) I've got a project to which I'm committed to doing, and it could very well involve running scripts on my computer. It used to be that you made windows into a server somehow. I hope that for this project's sake, I can execute scripts by changing settings on my machine, i...more >>

I use Outlook express 6 and run Macafee virus protection. When I check my email I have hundreds of replies telling me my sent messages were blocked by spam blockers or the recip address is not valid. I did not sent these emails but they show my address as the sender. I have changed my password...more >>

I have a deployment project that I'm setting up. I need to perform a different custom action based on whether this is a first time install or an update. Does anyone have any idea if it's possible to set the Condition property of a custom action to determine if the currently running install i...more >>

Hi I need to store the path to db in my app. I have used app setting for this. Unfortunately various clients have different db paths and I have set them up once on each client location. The problem is that when I send them updates and they uninstall the old version and reinstall the new versio...more >>

I use MSN Premium with a DSL, and my question is this. When I go on a trip I use a Laptop, and need to use a different IPS with dial up to get on the net since there are many places that do not have WiFi as of yet. Is there any way to get into my favorites from my MSN account...more >>

How do you write an aspnet browser-independent apps? I develop and browse with IE but it looks differently with Opera or Firefox. Any suggestion? Thanks, ...more >>

Hi all, I have got a really weird problem: - A normal VB.net forms application - One MDI child form with a bunch of controls (tabs, radiobuttons, combo's, etc.) - The form is called from several procedures as kind of a dialog - To my knowledge we haven't done anything in the disigner / code...more >>

Hi, I'm developing a service that will be monitoring some of the activities of currently logged in user. one of the requirement is that the service must be unstoppable. The user (any user even admin) should be unable to stop/terminate the service. Is there any way? or should I go for a normal ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how - or if there are tools available to create a bootable system DVD ROM from Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 installed to defeat the waste of time trying to download and update all the service packs etc if and when you have a system crash and have to rebuild an...more >>

Dear all, I have a new project on which I need to evaluat architecture. Base on that the mian thing I need to veify is as follow: I have 3 different process which need to receive data from others and one of them store those data to database... I have read and post many thing around but ...more >>

Hi, I installed ActiveSync 4.5, but when it start, get the following problem: AppName: wcescomm.exe AppVer: 4.5.5096.0 ModName: wcescomm.exe ModVer: 4.5.5096.0 Offset: 0000cb42 No Firewall installed in my machine, OS is XP SP2 Thanks.......more >>

Ever since I loaded Office 2007 and Avast Anti-Virus, I cannot get Windows XP Professional to shut down and turn the computer off. I have to push and hold the On/Off for several seconds to turn the computer off. Why is this happening and can it be fixed? Any help will certainly be appreci...more >>

Sorry for the cross post but I was hoping between developers and systems ppl I can get answer to this question. I've searched; found issues similar to mine but the solutions are not working. My situation: I have an ASP.net web app running on Server 2003 (Server 1) that calls a service o...more >>

Hi, We have a web application developped in asp.net (I think it's not relevant, but well, it's so you know)... Yesterday, we received the following message "Transaction (Process ID 69) was deadlocked on lock resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the ...more >>

I have an unmanged C++ app (App A) which launches my VB app (App B). I need the form in AppB to be invisible until App A post a windows message that App B recognises and shows its form and controls. I can handle the messaging by overriding WndProc, but I can't get App B started without s...more >>

Will remote Desktop work through two routers? I have a new client that has a wired D-link connected to the dsl modem and a Belkin wireless connected to the D-link. I can't get remote desktop to work. any help is appreaciated Thanks Danny...more >>

My wife and I share a laptop. When she is using it, I must do my development on my PC. I have SQL Server 2005 Express installed on both, but the instances are named differently. Therefore, I need to be able to redirect my projects to a different server each time I switch between machines. Wha...more >>

when i try to bring up live tv it says tuner in use. it was working before and then just started saying this. i am somewhat of a newbie when it comes to really getting into the computer although i have been using one for 15 yrs now lol. play mostly games and online. have an xbox 360 hooked up...more >>

Hi, my application writes some log files. It runs on notebooks and PCs. Several different users may log on to the machines. Which is the right place to store the log files? Should I create some sub folder below %ALLUSERSPROFILE% ? The problem here: By default a standard windows user doe...more >>

Hi folks, We want to do downloads as microsoft does in their pages, this is: click on a button/link, open a new browser where the download is done and the main browser is redirecting to a "Thanks for download" page. Well, the code we have is this: ----------------------------------------...more >>

hi, After installing the application in the client machine using ClickOnce, i would like that the client be able to change the database path in the Application.Config file. However, clickonce does not copy the Application.Config file when it deploys. How can i be able to do it, Am i missi...more >>

Hi, does someone know a share/freeware .NET DLL with advanced math functions = ? Thanks...more >>

Hi Guys can you help me with this. I am having a hard time transferring my email into my new laptop with Vista OS. My OE6 use Win 98. How can I transfer my old email? Thanks....more >>