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invalid / unauth Product Key (10 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:15:38

I recently purchased a tablet PC (Fujitsu ST5011D) on ebay. In the item description, it stated that "I just installed Windows TabletXP, but it needs to be activated." Fine and dandy, valid COA on the back per auction images. Well. Upon attempting activation, I was informed that I had an "invalid product key". I downloaded and ran Magical Jellybean to get the PK from within the system itself, and i...

What ever happened to WinFS? (2 replies)

13 Jan 2010 14:03:28

Will we ever see anything of WinFS? I was skeptical back in 2004 when it was announced but i'm still very curious and in wait to hear more about plans for this unique storage system. I've noticed that SQL server 2008 r2 has benifited from some of the ideas and technology. I hope someone will post.

FTP client host mismatch (2 replies)

07 Dec 2009 15:28:55

I am trying to use ftp from a windows host to another windows host. However, when I invoked it, I found the target host using unix syntax for the ftp even tho it is a windows server, which is why I kept getting syntax errors. What is causing this and how can I fix? Thanks in advance

WPF MenuItem hiding (2 replies)

08 Jan 2010 14:30:38

Hi, I would like to hide selected MenuItem on Delete key press without closing the menu. My markup is: Menu MenuItem Header "Menu" MenuItem Header "First" KeyDown "MenuItem KeyDown"/ MenuItem Header "Second" KeyDown "MenuItem KeyDown"/ MenuItem Header "Third" KeyDown "MenuItem KeyDown"/ /MenuItem /Menu where event handler is: private void MenuItem KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) { if (e.Key...

HRESULT E_FAIL Exception! (5 replies)

28 Jan 2010 21:50:59

Hi, I am trying to generate a powerpoint presentation in C#. It works well on my local machine which is running XP. When I run the application on Windows Server 2003 (our Server) the presentation gives HRESULT E FAIL when I call the following code chart (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Graph.Chart)slide.Shapes.AddOLEObject (GetLeft(i), GetTop(i), GetWidth(i), GetHeight(i), "MSGraph.Chart", "", Microsoft....

Visual Studio 2008 will only access VSS2005 via web service, I want it to look locally (2 replies)

20 Jan 2009 14:35:58

I set up VSS2005 on my local machine and I've added some projects to it, but whenever I try to manage source control from VS2008, the Add SourceSafe database wizard seems to only let me enter a web address. How can I point this thing to my local machine???

ANN: free DPack for VS.NET 2003/2005 v2.5.1 (3 replies)

03 Sep 2009 23:16:38

Hi all, I'm pleased to announce a new v2.5.1 availability of our free VS.NET 2003 and VS 2005 add ons collection called DPack. DPack includes various browser tools that allow the developer to quickly find solution's code members, types or files. Additional tools such as numbered bookmarks, solution backup and statistics, to name the few, are included as well. You can check the change log, see the ...

Help with deleted components registry keys (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:13:44

Hello, I did a big mistake and I deleted the path of these files in windows xp registry: System.Workflow.Activities.dll PresentationFramework.Luna.dll RedistList\\FrameworkList.xml The keys that should contain the paths are: [HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S 1 5 18\Components\300DC0511590697408C9B53F71E7AB4A] "0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C" "" [H...

VS2008 SP1 (2 replies)

20 Jan 2009 13:16:47

The word "functionalities" is not in the English language as far as I know. You should just say "functionality" in this document: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950263/ "New features and functionality" Cheers

WCF client hell (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:13:23

I've a remote service available via tcp://. When I add a service reference on my client project, VS doesn't create all proxy objects! I miss every xxxClient class, and I have only types used as parameters in my methods. I tried to start a new empty project, add the same service reference, and in this project I can see al proxy objects! It's an hell, what can I do? thanks

Targeting .Net framework version 3.0. (4 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:13:13

I have developed a VB.NET application and am trying to target .net framework V3.0. The project was initially developed using Visual Studio 2005. I am now using VS 2008 Professional. I go to project\properties\compile\advanced compile options. From the "Target Framework" dropdown list box, I select .NET Framework 3.0. VS informs me that it needs to close and re open the project. Fine. Once the proj...

VS for Database Pros (GDR R2) Removes Sproc Comments (2 replies)

03 Dec 2009 23:34:18

I have been working with my team to implement Data Dude GDR R2 for managing ALL of the databases for our applications. So far I am very pleased by what we can do with the tool with a single exception. I want to have a header with comments as part of every stored procedure so we can track the history of a procedure. When creating a deployment script, and subsequently running it, Data Dude strips ou...

Crystal Reports for VS deployment to Web Application doesn't work (3 replies)

03 Sep 2009 22:57:28

I've followed the "documentation" for getting crystal reports to work on a production web site. I've migrated a VS 2003 web project to a VS 2008 web application. Everything works fine on my dev box. publish the site out to the server (2003 X86) and no go on the reports, get the infamous: ***** Error Type: System.IO.FileLoadException ***** Error Message: Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDeci...

How to debug a function executed by a Thread (7 replies)

03 Dec 2009 23:34:08

Hi all, I don't know how to step through the process function in the statement: new Thread(new ThreadStart(Process)).Start() When I hit F11, the function is not hit. It just directly goes to the next statement. Thanks, Betty

Could not display chart. The control is not properly registered. (4 replies)

03 Sep 2009 22:55:34

I've seen other people raise this in searching the web but can't find any definitive answers so apologies if this has been answered previously (but please point me in that direction). I have two XP Pro SP2 workstations one works fine in that it shows the result graphs in ACT (v1.0.536.0) and the other gives the error "Could not display chart. The control is not properly registered.". Both systems ...

Help! GUI design tool for web & windows applications (2 replies)

03 Sep 2009 22:53:35

Hi All, We are currently looking to buy a Windows & Web GUI design tool. Our company is doing softwares for Windows & Web application with Visual Studio 2008. Our clients will be using this tool to build screenshots. Projects delivery should be faster with this tool. Do you have any suggestions ? Of course, a Microsoft Parter product is better... Thanks for your help! Simon Levesque Sonim6 Inc.

.NET & XSLT: Unwanted namespace in resulting file after using extension objects (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:12:11

Hello, after using extension objects in the stylesheets there's an additional namespace entry in the resulting file. How can I prevent that? See: ..NET/C#: XslCompiledTransform xslt new XslCompiledTransform(); .... XsltArgumentList xsltArgs new XsltArgumentList(); xsltArgs.AddExtensionObject("ibd:DanTe", this); .... xslt.Transform( source, xsltArgs, target ); XSLT: ?xml version "1.0" encoding "UTF...

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22 Dec 2009 15:54:28

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LogonUser function (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:08:58

I am trying to access a server using LogonUser function as follows Dim returnValue As Boolean LogonUser(Domain\UserName, MachineName, password, LOGON32 LOGON NEW CREDENTIALS, LOGON32 PROVIDER DEFAULT, tokenHandle) I get a token, and seems to me that I get authenticated. However when I execute the following Dim AllCountersCategories As PerformanceCounterCategory() PerformanceCounterCategory.GetCate...

Drag and Drop-How to get the url's title?, Name? Description? (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:08:48

I made a .Hta file that contains some drag and drop (primitive coding, alas). (see full .hta code at bottom of this posting) The .hta returns the url of links that are dragged and dropped onto it. But there's info it doesn't return that I need, and I don't know the right term to describe what I need that I'm not getting. To explain by example, if I open a window to this url: http://dotcommunities....

BinarySerialization size not consist?! (2 replies)

03 Sep 2009 22:38:16

Hello all, I have met something pretty odd. I am running a serialization on an object and not always the size of the output stream is the same. I even created a test that I am running the serialization in a loop, and each time I am running I have different results sizes in some point in the loop. This happens when I am using a object that was filled in the server side, and I get them thru WCF work...

Is ther a Manifest solution? (8 replies)

08 Jan 2010 14:25:31

I have a 12 year old BC45 compiled 32 bit GUI utility that fails to load on XP and 2003 with a GPF. Worked find under 95, NT, 2000 and didn't expect anything to be different for other OSes. But it was reported this week and looking at our support logs, there were other reports last year on this as well. Testing it on XP and 2003 confirms this. I think it is related to either comctl32.dll, comdlg32...

Help converting to C++ (6 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:08:30

I have two lines of basic C# code System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(path); return System.IO.Directory.Exists(path); I want to bury this in a C Win32 Project. My effort so far (that does not work and I do not understand the error messages) is: #using mscorlib.dll using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; bool* clrcall;bool CDirectory(String path) { DirectoryInfo d Directory::CreateDirec...

Equivalent to Load (6 replies)

03 Sep 2009 22:27:22

Hello! I have a function which sets some styles of a form. This function goes like this: .... Load uForm Do something .... Now Load is not available in .NET. Can somebody tell me how to proceed? Thank you very much again. Ulf

Connect to SQL Express database (5 replies)

13 Jan 2010 13:59:18

I have just joined the "I'm sure I've missed something obvious club" I have VBExpress 2008 installed with SQL Express 2008 with the SQL Express management studio. I started building a prototype database in Management Studio: nothing complex, just a cascade of administratve tables to create a logical context for the real data. Next I created a project which would provide simple linked controls to p...

Customizing / overriding ComboBox (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:08:03

Hi, I would override a Windows.Forms.Combobox to have a MyObjectCollection instead of a ObjectCollection as Items property. I've try writing this code, but it seems that items are stored somewhere else (not in Items property). I can add items to collection but when I try to select an item from the combobox (at runtime) an exception tells me that there is no such element in Items (litterally it tel...

Help: Visual Basic Setup Problems (26 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:07:04

I picked up a book to learn Visual basic but cannot install it on my system after I download it from this site: http://www.microsoft.com/express/Windows/. I'm assuming my pc is the problem, but have no idea where to start. It seems to stat installing, but then I get a pop up that says: "Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition with SP1 ENU has encountered a problem during setup. Setup did not c...

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03 Dec 2009 23:06:20

Q: Is it me or is ADO.NET BACKWARDS? (20 replies)

18 Feb 2010 12:01:21

To simplify the question, I create 2 tables in SQL. Table 1 has columns: ColumnA (PK), ColumnB and Type. Table 2 has columns: A (PK) and Description Now, I want to set things up so that Table 1.Type is of type Table 2.A. 1) I guess in SQL lingo, what I'm trying to say is that Table 1.Type is a FK to Table 2.A. Is that correct terminology? Is that backwards? It appears to me to be correct. 2) So I ...

How to get the users set of date format pattern strings? (3 replies)

08 Jan 2010 14:12:38

I would like to get the current user's set of date format pattern strings as listed in the Control Panel regional settings applet. For my UK English system I see the following patterns listed: Short Date: dd/MM/yyyy dd/MM/yy d/M/yy d.M.yy yyyy MM dd Long Date: dd MMMM yyyy d MMMM yyyy If I use GetDateTimeFormats (d and D) the results match the expected patterns above, but of course they're the for...

Non-Unicode strings in VB.NET? (7 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:49:40

I've been reading the MSDN documentation on the System.Char and System.String types and they mention Unicode throughout without even mentioning non Unicode versions. How do I get a gool 'ol one byte char and non Unicode string in .NET? Thanks, Alain

Unable to start Server Service on remote machine (2 replies)

03 Sep 2009 17:50:48

hi, i am trying to start Server service thru .net code on remote machine but unable to do so. here is the code.. ConnectionOptions con new ConnectionOptions(); con.Authority "ntlmdomain:DomainName"; con.Username "x"; con.Password "123456"; con.Impersonation ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate; con.Authentication AuthenticationLevel.Packet; con.EnablePrivileges true; ManagementScope ms new ManagementSco...

CodeDomSerializer (7 replies)

03 Sep 2009 17:50:11

Hello, Anyone have a sample usage of CodeDomSerializer which serializes/deserializes a custom constructor? Thanks, Eric

Can anyone help with this exception, please? (2 replies)

07 Dec 2009 15:16:06

Hi all The following stacktrace is generated in the environment and action detailed below, environment: vs2005, c#, winforms, dataset, detail view, bindingNavigator control user action: load form, click addnew button, then click movefirst button I have tried using the bindingNavigator MoveFirstItem Click to check on null values, but the event is not raised before this exception, and I can not find...

set several menuitems.visible=true (7 replies)

28 Jan 2010 21:30:21

Hi all,i got menu like this Master Transaksi Karyawan name : mnuKaryawan Penjualan name : mnuJual User name : mnuUser Logout Exit I'm trying to show the mnuKaryawan etc based on user rights... I use database to store the menu name,and the table like this position menu admin mnuKaryawan admin mnuUser user mnuJual How to set the mnuKaryawan etc.visible true ? Thanks a lot....

Loop URL (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:46:46

I have a 3rd party product that is called on a server with a URL. I will have to run thousands of these URLs in a batch. I will do this in winforms, perhaps in a Windows Service, running on the server. Are there dotnet commands to loop through URLs, where I can run the URL, then wait for its response, then run the next one... in a loop. I am just unclear on the call to run the URL, and the waiting...

java webservice requires usernametoken over basichttpbinding (3 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:46:31

I need to call a Java webservice. I can add a service reference without problems, and I get Intellisense in Visual Studio. However, when I try to call a service method I get an error message saying "Missing (user) Security Information". I n my code I try to set usercredentials: testWS.WarrantyClaimServiceClient svc new TestClient.testWS.WarrantyClaimServiceClient(); svc.ClientCredentials.UserName....

how to call wcf service from another wcf service or class library? (5 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:46:22

Hi! I??m having problem consuming a WCF Service. To call this Service, I created my own WCF Service with VS2008 own template. Then I added a Service Reference to the WCF Service to consume. So far so good, the service shows up in the Solution Explorer and all methods as well. Then I Created a Class to call the Service from my own WCF Service. And everytime I try to create an object I get the same ...

Installing device drivers as part of VS2008 setup application (3 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:46:04

A colleague in another department has produced device drivers for some USB devices that I need to communicate with in my VS2008 .Net application, and I'm looking to simplify the installation experience for our users. Currently I just put the driver files onto the CD in a folder, and the Windows Add Hardware Wizard will usually take them through the process. What I would like to do though, is to in...

How do I tell what bitness my code is running in? (2 replies)

28 Jan 2010 21:29:03

I want to tell if we are running in 32 bit or 64 bit mode. thanks dave david@at at at@windward.dot.dot.net Windward Reports http://www.WindwardReports.com me http://dave.thielen.com Cubicle Wars http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm

Custom errors won't turn off (2 replies)

08 Jan 2010 14:09:55

..NET Framework 3.5 Visual Studio 2008 C# I implemented my own transport channel. It works to a point: the client is capable of invoking a method on a server singleton. When the method completes successfully it exits and back on the client I receive: System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException was unhandled Message "Server encountered an internal error. For more information, turn off customErrors in...

w3wp.exe (ASP .Net) eating memory (2 replies)

03 Dec 2009 22:12:14

Hello, i'm on a VPS with Windows 2003 x64 (IIS 6.0 so) and i have a serious problem with w3wp.exe. It starts from 60 Mb and then grows until the whole avaiable RAM is used. http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4120/w3wpgraph.png Here's an example image showing w3wp.exe private bytes and Gen 0 Heap size. They seems related, but if I use ".NET CLR Memory/# Bytes in all Heaps " it is much lower than priv...

ODBC and Excel (2 replies)

03 Dec 2009 22:12:04

Hello, I am using the following connection to Query and Excel Spreadsheet: AConnectionString "Driver {Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DriverId 790;Dbq " & ofdSelectFile.FileName & ";DefaultDir c:\;" ASourceConnection New Odbc.OdbcConnection(AConnectionString) Dim ADataAdapter as new odbc.odbcDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM $Sheet1", ASourceConnection) ADataAdapter.Fill(MyDataset) This works Great, howe...

Port Compiler Options (8 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:45:15

I currently own a license for Crossworks for ARM and would like to compile the port using it. With the code for the CLR now available, is it possible to compile the port with any ARM compiler or are we still restricted to the Keil ARM gcc compilers?

Keep getting SocketExceptions (6 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:44:57

I am using the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream to read data from a network connection I keep getting exceptions #### Exception System.Net.Sockets.SocketException E FAIL (11) #### #### Microsoft.SPOT.Net.SocketNative::recv [IP: 0000] #### #### System.Net.Sockets.Socket::Receive [IP: 0018] #### #### System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream::Read [IP: 005e] #### #### MFToolkit.Net.Web.HttpRequest::Read [IP:...

Problem Loading a DLL (4 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:44:22

I'm having some issues now that I can't see what I'm doing wrong. I'm Pinvoking a non WindowsAPI DLL (I mean, not a dll provided on windows). Pinvoking LoadLibrary, I can get a IntPtr to any WindowsAPI DLL, but never I can get a pointer to my DLL. The code I'm using is very simple, like this one: [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError true)] public static extern IntPtr LoadLibrary(); static void ...

GDI (2 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:44:02

Hallo, I have a small (hopefully) problem... I defined an user control that in the Paint overriden method does the following things: protected override void OnPaint( PaintEventArgs e ) { e.Graphics.Clear( BackColor ); e.Graphics.SmoothingMode SmoothingMode; e.Graphics.CompositingQuality CompositingQuality; e.Graphics.InterpolationMode InterpolationMode; e.Graphics.TextRenderingHint TextRenderingHi...

Component doesn't register in COM+ (4 replies)

03 Dec 2009 22:08:23

Hi I did a simple COM and when trying to register it gives the following error "One or more files do not contain components or type libraries. These files cannot be installed" I have tried debug/release both versions, still the same. Before adding I have compiled teh component with strong naming as well. The option in the compile option dialog which says "Register for COM interop" have been enable...

Nativewindows (3 replies)

18 Feb 2010 11:43:39

is System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow supported in ..net compact framework 2.0? or 3.5? Thanks!, Carlos

A CLR-supporting browser (4 replies)

14 Dec 2009 12:57:09

Microsoft, by seemingly ignoring the huge benefits of JIT compiling VMs on the browser and instead pushing Silverlight (which is pretty awesome though), is showing it STILL hasn't gotten the Web. (The fact that I can't seem to post on these newsgroups using Firefox (!!!) is yet another glaring example) What is so ironic is that it has a golden chance to leapfrog Chrome without even reinventing any...