Hi, I am very new to VB.Net At present I am having VS2003 - P4 - intel - 2.4GHz - RAM 512 MB - HD 80 GB - OS Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. I am thinking of going with latest version VS2008. What is minimum hardware requirement? Need advice Regards, Rachana...more >>

I have been having problems with Mail and other Microsoft internet programs. When I try to send a message it comes back with an error. But if I try several times, or shut down and restart it sends fine. Microsoft claims it is the ISP problem, and the ISP's I have used claim it is Microsoft. I ...more >>

This may be a very old question but, is there a way with VB.net to have the controls on a form scale in accordance with the screen resolution of the deploy computer? ....Or is it best to always design a form to suit the lowest-common-denominator screen resolution? If so, does Visual Studio 2...more >>

I've just started using Sandcastle CTP in conjunction with GUI tool to generate the scripts. Has it been integrated into 2008 yet or is there some kind of add-in for VS 2005. Where is Microsoft going with this? ...more >>

I know that I had a previous question about OE. And in it I said that somehow my son managed to get another version of it in my computer. Every time I want to use it, it asks for some kind of activation key. (which I do not have and dont' know how to get) But my new question is, if I uninstall...more >>

Hi, the following: FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(); RenderingQ = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["RenderingQ"]; //RenderingQ = "C:\\RenditionServerQ\\InjectorQ\\OnDemandQ"; watcher.Path = RenderingQ; raises the following error: An unhandled exception of type ...more >>

I am trying to connect to Oracle through ASP. But I am getting the following error : Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle (0x80004005) Oracle client and networking components were not found. These components are supplied by Oracle Corporation and are part of the Oracle Version 7.3.3 or...more >>

I need to create an application in ASP.Net that will allow users to upload files. Then the files are to be stored in a SQL Server table. I have been reading up on the advantages/disadvantages of this and it seems like the best thing to do is leave the files in the file system and only sto...more >>

In my application, I have a Combo Box and Text Box. At Startup, I fill the Combo Box with information that I allow the Users to select to do certain Calculations. My Text Box shows a Value calculated by the information in the Text Box. At Startup, I have Default information in both boxes. ...more >>

The following code: FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(); RenderingQ = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["RenderingQ"]; watcher.Path = RenderingQ; watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastWrite; watcher.Filter = "*.txt"; ...more >>

Hi, I have a Visual studio 2005 project that runs as a Windows Service. In it I have declared that I am using System.Configuration. I have set one application setting for the service using the settings panel. When I try to do the following; ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[name of the ...more >>

My desktop can see the laptop and all its files but when I try to map the network drive from the laptop, it says it can not see it and is unaccessible. What am I missing?...more >>

In my app I would like to change the color of the hyperlink from blue to purple when a user clicks the hyperlink in a RichTextBox. The DetectUrls property is set to True and I handle the RichTextBox1.LinkClicked event to launch a browser window. That works fine. The problem is that once the ...more >>

Hello All, I'm net to VB.Net and am running it on a VISTA machine with an LCD Screen and I cannot see the grid dots on any forms. The Grid/On is set to true. I have tried to change the Fore/Back colors without success and have even gone into Tools/Options/Enviroment/Fonts and Colors and p...more >>

Hello, Apologies for the easy coding questions but I have something I need to code in .Net and am fairly new to coding and don't want to produce bad code so after some advice from the experienced please:- Problem to code: -------------------- Pick up new records from SQL Server DB table....more >>

Hi guys, i have a problem with my windows service project. I already publish that to my localhost and install it. The installation file has been created. But at the same time, a message box appear to inform that i cannot start service from command line or debugger. I must install it first then s...more >>

What is this "local folder" thing with Mozilla Thunderbird? It has its own inbox, sent box, drafts and delete boxes, and some of my mail to my Thunderbird address is there, but I want it all in my Primary Account. Do I even need a "local folder?" I tried to delete it but it doesn't appear t...more >>

Every time I try to forward a received email, it sends around 13 copies to each recipient. It then bounces back to me saying it has a fatal error. PLEASE HElP!!!...more >>

I am new to visual studio.net 2005. What I need to do at my new job is to write an application where users can enter data into 'screens'. The data that is entered will end up in excel spreadhseets. Once the data is entered into the excel spreadsheets, I will then export the data to vartious sq...more >>

Hi I so new to vb.net that the paints still wet... I would like to load a listbox (as I would do using vba). The properties show multicolumn = true column width = 300 How do I set the individual column widths? listbox1.add(newItem) appends a new item to my list. How do I add the additio...more >>

Hello, I'm looking for info on applying a Autenticode/Cert to my .NET libs. Anyone know of a link. Also any information on purchasing them from sources and what specific type of cert to purchase. Currently I'm deling with www.Comodo.com Currently the only thing I see is the need for a...more >>

Hi all - I am starting a plan for building a web application based on .NET 2.0 Framework in conjunction with Spring Framework. However, my market requirements requires me to allow the application to run completely offline in the browser. Meaning, the same application that is deployed on our s...more >>

I've successfully created a file type association between my custom file type and my application. When users click on a file created using my Clickonce application, my application opens successfully. However, what's not clear is how the files path information is passed to the application. I...more >>

got 2 laptops laptop 1 = personal laptop run on windows vista basic. host for internet connection with external modem & wireless router (netscape) laptop 2 = office laptop run on windows xp. use office server for internet connection while in office. Wanted to get access to internet fro...more >>

im having a problem with my computer im trying to play sims2 seasons and every time i try to start the game it gives me an error msg 0x0000005 ive been unable to play this game for 6 months and its pissing me off . someone must help ive already uninstalled the game and reinstall many times an...more >>

I have a page with a ReportViewer instance on it. I have a report(.rdlc file) defined and associated with the ReportViewer instance. I want to grab values from web controls(label, textbox, combobox, etc) that exist on different web pages and populate parts of the report. I can bind a datase...more >>

have a strange behavior in VS 2003IDE. Some of the components/objects (provided with different MS) as well as some I developed does not appear in the list of .Net components when I click on "Add reference" to a project. To double check, Icreated a new C# class library, signed it with a key ...more >>

Hi, I ran across some information about redirecting assembly version. It said you can use a redirect statement in the app.config file. Could someone please help me with this redirect statement. The statement in my file is; </appSettings> <startup> <supportedRuntime version="v1.1.4322"...more >>

Hi NG! I have a problem with the Visual Studio 2003 and my source code. When I open my form, which contains a user control (derived from another user control), and I change the size of a control in this form, the designer deletes source code in my form. Additional I get the following messages i...more >>

I have a state transition trigger by a Delay Activity. If I include the default SQL persistence service, this state transition is fired twice. Any suggestions ?...more >>

Is there a way to annotate the state transition in the designer for VS2005/8. I have tried setting the description property for both the EventDriveActivity and SetStateActivity shapes but nothing is displayed in designer ( ie on the line that connects the 2 states together )...more >>

Hi, I try to publish a program and I get an error occured while signing. SignTool.exe not found. I am new to Visual Studio 2008. What is this for? Why do I get that error? Thanks Perry Langla ...more >>

I'm interested in experienced .Net developers' opinions about whether I should convert an existing Java program to J# or C#. I thought this was a no-brainer until I discovered that with the release of V.S. 2008, Microsoft has ceased to develop or publish J#. That makes the question much more d...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to target a later version of the runtime version than the ones Visual Studio 2003 supports? I would like to target the .Net 2.0 version. As this version comes preinstalled in the latest operating systems. This would make deploying much easier. Thanks Perry Langla ...more >>

Folks, The GZipStream class in .NET is throwing an exception during an OS unseal/power up (first boot experience). The .NET system is fully up as other apps seem to run fine. Our code works fine when testing it on a PC that is already up. After googling we found some people ...more >>

I have tried multiple times to get this computer onto my home network, but cannot succeed. I have internet access through the network but when i look at the computers in the workgroup i get nothing. I'm not even sure i'm doing it right. Can anyone help me out?...more >>

I use a background worker to process the data. Then updatge the UI controls to display the latest info. Someone told me to use a delegate "ProgressChanged" to launch an update of the UI controls (from the background worker thread). But someone else told me to use "ReportProgress" to launch an ...more >>

Hi All, I have created a C# app and i need to open a new mail message with an attachment contained in the message. I have found the code below but no way of attaching anything via code - can you help? I will just need to attach the same attachment for every email - say test.txt System.D...more >>

Hello In my masterfile I have the doctype - <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http:// www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> I have the ReportViewer Control to generate few reports and display. Having the doctype in my masterfile does not displa...more >>

Can someone refer me to an explanation of Visual Studio's upgrade rules: which versions can be upgrade to which? I can't find them at microsoft.com or any of the vendors I've checked. I'm specifically interested in upgrading Visual Studio .net Professional (2002) to the current version of Pro...more >>

Hi, Does anybody encounter this error: Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileLoadException: could not load file or assembly or one of its dependencies. Access is denied. I google the error and found a few resolutions, such as exclude Temporary ASP.NET Files folder from virus scan, grant fu...more >>

Hi, As per my knowledge, to deploy an assembly in GAC of local PC, we use the gacutil. My question is if we wish to deploy our assembly in a target pc and also wish that the assembly appears in .Net reference of the target pc's visual studio's "Add Reference", then how do we achieve this ? Pl...more >>

Can someone tell me if .NET 2.0 framework has a namespace to enable project references to be changed programmatically? My C# project files are stored in source control with DLL references but I want to be create a utility that changes the DLL references to project references in the project fil...more >>

Hello, I am working on a project with a strongly typed dataset...I have to make alot of changes to it as I change the database schema. Its tedious, error prone and time consuming updating it manually as I have to do everything twice... Is there a way I can automatically regenerate it fro...more >>

Hi, I need to get a list of the computers in my WorkGroup LAN, with its names in a similar way you get the available Drives from a PC with DriveInfo.GetDrives(). Is there a managed class that provide this, if not, coudl you provide me some guiadance with unmanaged APIs or wrappers. -- Ferni...more >>

I'm currenly playing with WCF framework and I'm looking for a way to configure WCF settings in a dedicated XML file. By default, all the admistrative settings are stored in the standard App.Config file. Is there a way to programatically tell WCF to look for the setting in another file prior o...more >>

I recently installed a new wbcamand to start with everything was fine. Then when the combined mic/earphone started to give problems i bought a new straightforward mic. This still wouldnt work and when i went into the settings i discovered that the mic setting keeps changing to mute no matter ...more >>

I'm trying to pass a delegate as parameter but the code below does not compile. It display an error: 'AddressOf operand must the name of a method(without parantheses)' How can I make it work. Public Class CacheFactory Delegate Function myDelegateReport(ByVal myInfoStore As CrystalDecision...more >>

Hi, I use background worker, and I have an event handler, "WorkProgressChanged" to launch an update of UI controls when the progress is changed in the background work: if(WorkProgressChanged != null) WorkProgressChanged(this, new ProgressChangedE...more >>

I have recenetly switched over to Vista therefore Windows Mail. Not impressed thus far!! At our house we have one computer designated with just one user screen, to allow quick access to combined interest filesd and programs. Problem is that I like to use this one for my mail account and ...more >>

The System.Uri class is not behaving as I expect when an IPv4 address is embedded within an IPv6 address. The following test works fine, using IPv6 only: [Test] public void Uri_ShouldCreateValidUriFromSimpleIPv6Address() { Uri testUri = new Uri("http://[::1]:9050"); Assert.AreEqual( "h...more >>

Happy New Year everyone. Quick question: does anyone know a good tool for converting Access forms into VB.Net form? Pete...more >>

i am on windows vista and when i try to play a cd i get a message saying that windows cannot load device driver it is code 39. can anyone please help?...more >>

I have XP Home Edition. About a month ago I tried to defag my hard drive. I had just cleared out all temp files, etc and wanted to defrag which I had been doing about once a month. A gray dialogue box popped up with the following message. "Detected that chkdsk is scheduled to run on volu...more >>

Encarta Premium DVD 2008 will not run with XP Pro / sp2...more >>

My defrag stoped on windaws Visea Home. I have tried everything I know and it just wont work. I tried it in TOOLS and in MY COMPUTER opening C: and hit properties and pull tools and hit DEFRAG-===DEAD!!! Every thing else work OK. -- Loyd...more >>