Is it possible to configure a Windows Service to: 1. Start the service when a user logs on (i.e. service not active before logon) 2. Determine the WindowsIdentity of the currently logged on user Niclas ...more >>

I'm looking to look at and change the Track Title property of an mp3 file. I have a FileInfo object for the file in question, but I don't see a way to access something like, for example, fileInfo.Properties("TrackTitle") as a string. The reason I want to access and change the Track Title is ...more >>

The MSDN docs say, "If a path does not exist, one is created in the following format: BasePath\CompanyName\ProductName\ProductVersion". Where does the BasePath value come from? It seems the default is "C:\Documents and Settings\ username\Application Data". But from which of the system envir...more >>

I built a Windows Service exe, and a separate exe to control it which has a nice little icon on the system tray. I'm wondering if there is a "right" way to merge the two apps such that: a) when you installutil the service it automatically puts the notifyicon on the systemtray b) it will ...more >>

Hi, I am debugging a solution located in machine A from machine B. The reason is to test the environment (e.g. COM registry) in machine B yet the source is only available in machine A. I get this warning as I open the solution: --------- The project location \\Satellite\C\etc is not tr...more >>

I have a web application written in ASP .NET (VS 2003) which an Adobe Acrobat Form posts XML to. I am able to get the XML using the Request.InputStream however the XML is UTF-16 encoded. This means that the byte[] that i get from the Request.InputStream looks like: [0]: 255 [1]: 254 [2]: 64 [...more >>

Hi How do one configure the 'ASP.NET Development server' in Visual Studio 2005 ?? I migrating an application from 1.1 to 2.0. The application is using a third party component (Infragistics WebTree) which loads its scripts from a virtual directory called 'ig_common', but how do I create...more >>

Uable to open Web Project '/' The file path \\server\projects\projectname doesnt corrispond to URL 'http://xxxxxxx.domain.com' The two need to map to the same server. Http Error 404 Not Found Note that our projects are all on UNC paths and not http paths 1. The project was created using ....more >>

I have for sale seven (7) Visual Basic 6 books. I'll take $21 for all books. I'm selling them as a set only. I am in the Houston, TX area (USA). If you are local to me, you are more than welcome to pick them up. If you want them shipped to you, I will charge you actual shipping cost plus the ...more >>

I noticed when overriding the Text property of the System.Windows.Forms.UserControl that the Form.Designer file does not reflect changes made via the property browser. In other words, when you override the Text property and then try to change it's value at design-time, the value is not seri...more >>

In .Net 2.0, the code behind of my ASPX page are Partial Class. I assume it is because the .Net generated code must be in a different file. Is this correct and where would I be able to see the generated code if it is available? ...more >>

Why will the following code snippet run forever? While(true) { if(MessageBox.Show("Exit now?","Close?") == DialogResult.OK) { Application.Exit(); } } How do you exit an application from within a While loop?...more >>

I noticed that on the .Net v2 framework that Windows 95 is not on the supported operating systems. Is it still posibile to install on Windows 95? Are there any issues with running the framework on Windows 95? ...more >>

hi, how to insert or update configuration(.config) files using xml api or with some thing else i mean inserting a new element into particular section e.g: i want to programmatically add an entry to appsettings section i tried it with .xml extension but not working out with .config extensi...more >>

WIll GC.Collect() immediately start a GC thread and clear all unreferenced objects from the heap ? Regards, Chak. ...more >>