I am trying to install the Enterprise Library 2.0 and am getting a message telling me that it can't install it because I don't have .NET Framework 2.0. I have installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2, which includes .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 2. Is Enterprise Library 2.0 not compatible with the Beta 2...more >>

How can I install the 2.0 framework silently? I have computers out in the field that run like a kiosk where I there aren't people available to install software so I need to upgrade from 1.1 to 2.0 without any human intervention at all. TIA - Jeff. ...more >>

I created a class like so in VB.NET: Public Class Category Public Name As String Public SubCategory As String End Class Then, I created an array: Public Categories As Category() I created a sort method too: Public Class CategoryMethods Public Shared Sub Sort() Dim c...more >>

Is there a class or method that can be called to set the configuration settings of an existing Windows Service? In particular I want to set the startup mode (i.e, Manual, AutoStart, etc..). I can do it with a pinvoke, but I wanted to check first to see if there was a way to do it natively. I ...more >>

Hi, We have a C# application running as a Windows Service. Once the service is installed and a start is done on the service, the process will block when accessing information about the current process. The example below placed in the OnStart of a class inheriting from ServiceBase will hang on...more >>

Hello. I have been really struggling here this week; maybe I'm just too tired to grasp the new API for configuration. I have a custom configuration class that descends from ConfigurationSection. I have a couple of simple string properties setup declaratively via the ConfigurationProperty...more >>

All, I have following question. 1. Difference between Has-A and IS-A relationship ? 2. What is exact difference between IComarable and ICompare interface ? silent ocean...more >>

I'm trying to increase concurrency as much as possible and have a couple of questions regarding what's going on under the hood for the following code segments: ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(new TcpChannel()); When creating the TcpChannel is this just reserving a port? Does it ever mak...more >>

Is there a way you can get any information on the types of monitors currently on your machine through dotnet. I speciffically need to know if a projector is plugged into the machine. -J -- If a monkey can''''t break your app, its ready for release!...more >>

In the system.configuration namespace, is there any way to save a Dataset or any other custom structure in a section? I know how to make a class and derive it from the section class; however, any properties I want to save within that class have to be basic types. Right now if I try to use a co...more >>

I have a dll written in C# for a PDA application that uses doubles to do mathematical operations (mean, slope, noise) on an array of readings and produces electrolyte and gas readings in a sample of blood. I also have a PC version of the PDA application that uses the very same dll for calculatin...more >>

Hi My application has been coded in C#, and it is being developed on Visual Studio 8.0. There are some projects in my application that needed C++ modules already built by another program. Since a considerable amount of time and energy has been invested in writing these C++ modules, my project...more >>

Hello, Is there any possibility to Abort a thread that is stopped on Console.ReadLine() call? Environment.Exit() is not a solution for me, unfortunately. Thanks in advance for any hints. Leszek Doniec ...more >>

Hi all, I want to mass distribute .net framework 2.0 on all pcs in my network, I cannot create a .msi file because dotnetfx.exe already contains netfx.msi file in it, I dont think its possible to run two .msi files simultaneously. I dont have the Microsoft Windows Component Update cd to ext...more >>

Hi everyone, I've created a shared assembly and istalled it to the windows\assembly folder. I see the assembly in the list of all the other assemblies. But in Visual Studio 2005, when I want to add a reference, this assembly isn't in the list with .NET assemblies. What is the cause of this ...more >>

Hello, I'm currently using VS2003 with MSSQL 2000 and consider moving to VS2005. Although I understand both version of .NET framework with work side-by-side, to avoid possible version conflicts I decide to do a fresh install. From some of the previous articles it seems there is "...more >>