today i just downloaded and tryed to install the windows xp sp3, but when i started to install it the whole thing just closed and said 'the expected version of the product was not found on your system' what should i do about this?...more >>

I need to add a method to a VB6 OCX that we are consuming with C# (VS 2005) Unfortunately the person that created the original DLL to reference in the C# code is not available. When I create a DLL using TLBIMP QDWorkFlowAx.OCX /namespace:AxQDWorkFlow and then try to build the C# code I get a ...more >>

I'm using the following code to determine the available serial ports: ComboBoxPort.Items.Clear() For Each sp As String In My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames ComboBoxPort.Items.Add(sp) Next It worked well in XP, but under Vista (now with SP1) the Bluetooth ...more >>

hi, i am a new to c#, i hav 4months experience in C#, I am populating a treeview in c# from XmlFile, and i have implemented a multiselection in that treeview by overriding treeview select events when ctrl or shift is pressed, which was written a seperate DLL, and added with my project, ...more >>

Hi, I have a program that gets the prices of stocks in real-time. The program consists of the following key components: // Constructor public GetRealTimeStockPrice() { // Step 1 foreach (IWatchList portfolio in WatchListManager.GetPortfol...more >>

Here's the message: "setup cannot continue b/c either there is insufficient free hard disk space or an unexpected error has occured. Please free the necessary disk space, and run setup again." I am running XP with 50+ GB of capacity. I have 29GB of free space. I cannot figure out how to in...more >>

I wonder if there is a method for performing a wordcount in a PowerPoint presentation. I have to translate a hefty thing from English into SPanish, and I'm paid per word, how can I go about this? Any help will be much appreciated....more >>

VS2005... I need to persist a database between builds, while in development. The problem is that the mdf file is being deleted whenever I start the application from VS. There is a setting on the mdf file "Copy to output directory" which is currently set to "Do not copy". However, that doesn't ...more >>

What is visual web developer 2008? Is this used to construct websites as is Expression? Thanks in advance....more >>

I have set up my wireless network as instructed via the windows website, but when i try to connect to the internet i cant access the home page. My wireless signal is excellent. Can anyone tell me were i went wrong....more >>

I have a server that the password no longer works. At first I thought someone had changed it or it had been hacked. I ran a hack utility to hash out the password and the password has not changed. I am assuming that the file or login program may be corrupt. Anyone have a fix or something I coul...more >>

I am designing a N-tier application. I want to have the data layer and rules engine in a single location on our network; the client would interface with the RE through a WCF application running as a Windows Service. The application would sit behind our firewall and have no ASP component. My p...more >>

Hi, I'm actually trying to resolve a simple problem. I'm trying to build my Web site. The structure of the Web site looks like that : /Element /Element/App_Code /Element/Admin /Element/Modules /UserControls There are aspx pages in every folders except /UserControls where all my ascx ...more >>

My client application will have a set of varying business functions. These functions will be fullfiled via various 3rd party services (i.e. web services, http post/get, remote data access or socket to socket feeds). Some are action type services (i.e. create account or update some info about a ...more >>

I am developing the web controls and try to include all client files: scripts, styles, etc in an assembly as resource common way like: [assembly: System.Web.UI.WebResource("TLF.behaviour.htc", "text/javascript")], and use ClientScriptManager class. I have faced a problem with htc files, I ge...more >>

The DataTable xml written out, produces the following xml. can anyone show me how to extract that schema and put it in external file? the reason for this, is that I want to apply that structure to multiple different xml files and don't want to change the structure in each file. thanks. I guess i...more >>

Question 1: How do I turn off WCF security to get my apps out the door quickly? Question 2: Where can I find a step by step article/flowchart how to configure WCF security (the WCF books miss this point)? Background: I have a WCF client / WCF host pair running fine on the same machine. Metad...more >>

Can anyone direct me to the best standalone web server? I'm wanting to package it with a web app which will need to run on the client machine which will have IIS turned off. Thanks ...more >>

Hello there, I was wondering if anyone knows if there is an easy way to import expressions into my typed dataset from the original view/sql statement For example if I drag a view from the server explorer onto my dataset I would like it to import not just the caculated field but also the ex...more >>

I'm trying to (programatically) backup and clear the security event log on the local machine. I can do this manually through the event viewer and I am logged on as an administrator. I can successfully connect to the local wmi service. I can step through and list all the log files on the loc...more >>

Hi everyone, I believe this is possible as i think this is how anti-virus works, i have created a windows service with a couple public readonly properties and i would like to read these properties from a Windows Forms application? Is this possible? I have made a windows service that ...more >>

Problem: I need to backup and clear the security event log. I have this working via a vbsscript which I will post below. However while I can use this script manually it is not user friendly and my end users who have to perform the backup and clear chore weekly are the "where is the button"...more >>

Hi all. I'm new to this.I'm creating asp.net page in c#. I have a custom class and i want to create an array of that class. How do i create that array and initialze it? ...more >>

OK, I have an object that I would like to serialize to an XML file. I can do that successfully, but if I modify the object to have a constructor that takes parameters, I get the following error message: Object cannot be serialized because it does not have a parameterless constructor ...more >>

Hello there, I have a dataset on a form...I shall call the host form. I also have a user control with a whole bunch of textboxes and gridviewcontrols on it. I shall call this the leech form. I want the controls on the leech form to get bound to a dataset and/or binding sources that reside...more >>

Account: 'pop.griffincreek.net (3)', Server: 'pop.griffincreek.net', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR Invalid command.', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC18 HELP!!! What is this?...more >>

On my SQL Server, I have a stored proc called 'sp_exec_job' that simply starts a job: EXEC [msdb].[dbo].sp_start.job @JOB_NAME When I run this from Management Studio, it works fine. Yea. But, when I try to execute sp_exec_job from my .NET (C#) code (on the same server as the SQL DB)...more >>

Hello, I would like to know the best way to install an clickonce in .net 3.5 (we use LINQ 8-D) published application on terminal server 2003 Do I have to install it on EVERY user that will use it ? If so, all the files will be duplicated for every user ? in wich folder ? If not, where will...more >>

The Microsoft Jet Engine is deprecated. It's probably not a good idea to use the Microsoft Jet Engine in a new product development with .NET. What is the replacement for the Jet Engine? Yes, there is the SQL Server / SQL Server Express combination. But I'm looking for a database which is easy ...more >>