Software Development for Windows Vista

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  • accessing the activity from an activity property UITypeEditor
    by Rick1138
    1 Replies
    Last post by Ramraj Balasubramanian - MSFT
      • How can my UITypeEditor for a property of a custom action acess the action that it is defined in
  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter api doesn't work on Vista
    by Ali Sayed
    4 Replies
    Last post by Ali Sayed
      • Hi, I have tried SetUnhandledExceptionFilter in my code on XP it works normally, but on vista when an exception i get a dialog says that my application stopped working and my code doesn't work.
  • New Browser Windows when calling IWebBrowser2::Navigate
    by XycsoscyX
    5 Replies
    Last post by XycsoscyX
      • EDIT: See my last post for more information about specifically what's happening (in regards to the IInternetSecurityManager not being queried for). I have a dialog in my code with an embedded browser control.  Previously (XP and IE6), it worked correctly, the embedded control could display web pages properly inside itself.  On Vista, I am having a strange issue that instead of loading
  • How to verify a user can access a file
    by minmanmax
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    Last post by minmanmax
      • I have two lists. One is a list of NT user accounts. The other is a list of files on a share. In C# I need to run a test that proves that each user has access to each file. Note: I don¡¯t have the account passwords. Below is a sample that works with the FileSecurity object. It will list all the FileSystemAccessRules for a file. What I can¡¯t seem to figure out is how to show the results for a use
  • IVMRWindowlessControl9.GetCurrentImage returns black frames.
    by Olcay
    14 Replies
    Last post by JohnWein
      • Hi, I am extracting frames from a DVR-MS file created by Vista Media Center. It works fine but sometimes IVMRWindowlessControl9.GetCurrentImage(IntPtr iDIB); returns a black frame. If I run the graph and pause the thread of my application for a second and get than the current image - it works just fine. So it looks like it needs a few ms to get the frame etc... Fyi, I am using C# and develop
  • Media Center timebomb... again?
    by j.lipensky
    3 Replies
    Last post by Steven Priefer
      • I've just tried to start live tv in my mediacenter but i get the following error: this trial version has expired and can no longer be used... changeing the date before today (31.12.06 everything works fine again). this was also a problem in the beginning 2006. Is there any solution It's still 1 month until Vista will be released and i don't want to reinstall my old Windows MCE 2005. cheers and
  • Access to the registry key 'Global' is denied
    by Paul Chin
    4 Replies
    Last post by Jlavergn
      • I'm using Visual C# 2005 Express to write a program that checks for available RAM. The partial code is as below: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Diagnostics; namespace MyTests { public partial
  • OpenID sample
    by MiXen
    1 Replies
    Last post by Mathias Raacke
      • Hello, Is it any sample of using CardSpace with OpenID Thanks, Mik
  • Error Message while capturing : "No more data is on the tape"
    by Koray Samsun
    3 Replies
    Last post by Koray Samsun
      • Hi, i'm tring to make a simple program to capture video from Pinnacle AV/DV2 Capture card. After start capturing it writes fine and have no problem. But it fails after some hours (approximately 5 hours) and gives error message "No more data is on the tape" my operating system is Windows XP SP2, processor Intel Xeon 3.60 GHZ and Memory 2GB. My code piece to capture is below. I want to lea
  • Replacing the DHTML Editing Control in Windows Vista - HELP!!!
    by superkitty11
    2 Replies
    Last post by Mo Nail - MFST
      • I am having issues in Windows Vista that I just installed. trying to use Outlook Web Access and it looks like I need DHTML. The article states: "Summary The safe-for-scripting DHTML Editing Control will not be available in Windows Vista. If you have Web applications that currently rely on the control, you can do the following: Look for a third-party replacement control. Reimple
  • Pass Windows Vista Certification Test
    by P.Sanches Fernandes
    5 Replies
    Last post by Bhall
      • I'm preparing a test certification for Windows Vista. 1) Can I use InstallShield Express 3.5 to do build and MSI and pass this test 2) The MSI file must have a valid certified or just the ocx, dll and exe files must have a valid certified Regards
  • How do I find the CLSID for a random directshow filter?
    by Jack Buffington
    4 Replies
    Last post by DoinIT
      • I'm pretty new to Directshow programming. I've tried to find the answer to this for a couple of days now but am at a real loss on this one. If I have a filter that I would like to add to a filter graph using C++, I can use CoCreateInstance and then AddFilter. Things go really smoothly as long as I know the CLSID for the filter that I am adding. So far I have been playing around with common ones
  • Music Playback in Vista Problems
    by Steven Berger
    14 Replies
    Last post by Maurits
      • Since installing Vista Ultimate, simple music playback using various programs is hampered by digital stuttering (similar to Max Headroom) from all music players. Vista can't get through a single song without these hiccups. Occurs in: Media Center; Rhapsody; Winamp, WMP 11; iTunes about every 30 seconds. My system is Windows Premium Ready; Acer Aspire 9800 (20" notebook) Dual-core T2600;
  • Pass data from a "Window Application" project to Workflow project
    by Fatla
    1 Replies
    Last post by Ranjesh - MSFT
      • I use Sequential WF & I've many "Code Activites" in the WF . Problem: I need a particular "Code Activity " to be processed when a specified event fired in the "Window Application" project . Details : I pass data btw 2 projects""Window Application project" & "Workflow Project". When an event fired,in "
  • Vista ultimate features list
    by cyanna
    3 Replies
    Last post by Jake37
      • I have finally got my edition of Vista Ultimate and....wasn't Virtual PC Express supposed to ship with this edition Doesn't seem to be installed and it's not in the updates list, not even the ultimate extras.
  • Vista task scheduler and console-application: How to start it visible?
    by Wuschba
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    Last post by Wuschba
      • Hi. I made a C#-console-application. I want to start the application by the windows task scheduler. The application should be visible while it's executed to show debug- and progress-information. This works fine when starting the app from console or explorer. It works as well when starting the app from the taskplaner of WinXP. But under Vista, the app runs, but no console-window shows up. What cou
  • Extract values from persisted workflow without instanciate it
    by João Ricardo Pere
    6 Replies
    Last post by Bharat Bhushan
      • Hi there I'm trying to extract the initial parameters of a persisted workflow for comparison purposes, without the need to instantiate him. I'll try to explain it... I have a workflow that describes the life cycle of a customer inside a business home. When the customer arrive, they are admitted in the reception where a few personal information is gathered. A workflow is created
  • About IMAPI v2.0 in Vista
    by William Lin
    3 Replies
    Last post by David Burg - MSFT
      • Dear all, Thanks for your great efforts to make IMAPI v2.0 available on WinXP. This is a significant progress for the IMAPI users. From previous posts of people who interested in IMAPI 2.0, there are many requests for more features or improvements. Is it possible to reveal the ongoing working items or improvements to us (IMAPI users) May we know the rough update "plan&q
  • After users perform administrative operations, how to switch back to a standard user account?
    by dagang
    0 Replies
    Last post by dagang
      • Maybe about uac ,in one task,i want to change administrator to standard user,i can't find the method. thanks
  • Workflow application working in one comp but not in another
    by Samoyed
    9 Replies
    Last post by Tom Lake - MSFT
      • Hello, My problem is the following: I have an ASP.NET application with a validation workflow inside. It uses the membership and roles mechanisms provided by ASP. In my computer the application works perfect, the workflow starts, does all its job and completes successfully, but when I move the application to another computer the workflow aborts after saving some changes to the database. The workflo
  • Cd DVD drives disappear in Vista
    by Navitor69
    8 Replies
    Last post by Barry Staes
      • I have one Lightscribe DVD burner, and I use Alcohol %120 as a virtual drive (the latest version). Problem: when I reboot the PC, sometimes both drives disappear, and in device manager they are listed as having no drivers installed. I cannot uninstall Alcohol, as i get the message "adapter is locked". no restore procedures fix this.I can not use system restore, I cannot backup from an im
  • Graphics issues for DX7/8/9 code, application can't start due to missing d3drm.dll?
    by SFSW
    14 Replies
    Last post by Photodraw die hard
      • After some testing with code based on versions of DirectX prior to 10, I continually run into this error message being displayed and haulting the application. Simple C++ (DX 7/8/9 SDK) stuff, so it's strange this occurs. I'm wondering if it might actually be driver related or something. Does anyone know what the d3drm.dll is and why Vista would report it's missing for legacy applications Thanks.
  • Windows Workflow Foundation Web Approvals Starter Kit Released
    by Kavita Kamani - MSFT
    14 Replies
    Last post by Seth Veale
      • Paul Andrew, our Product Manager, just announced the release of the first of a set of starter kits we have coming for WF and WCF on .NET Framework 3.0. These are planned to help developers new to these technologies to get started on their first project faster. The starter kits are not supported by Microsoft but include full source code to common scenarios examples. Windows Workflow Founda
  • drivers not working properly
    by Prasanna_Iyer_d76ea7
    2 Replies
    Last post by Prasanna iyer
      • hi friends, i find many drivers not working in the windows vista beta version... how to sort this out... do any of u find the same problem... respond with a solution
  • Switch off my Fn key
    by surendra reddy
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    Last post by surendra reddy
      • Hi I have a vista operating system . i have switched on the function key. how can i switch my Fn key off. Rgds Surednra Bhavanam