Software Development for Windows Vista

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  • CustomActivity
    by himo
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    Last post by Tom Lake - MSFT
      • Hello , when i want to create a CustomActivityValidator I write the follwing : [ ActivityValidator ( typeof ( customActivityValidator ))] public partial class Customize : Activity { public Customize() { InitializeComponent(); } private void codeActivity1_ExecuteCode( object sender, EventArgs e) { Console .WriteLine( &
  • MS SMTP / POP 3 HOW?
    by valBG
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    Last post by Tom Lake - MSFT
      • Hello to everyone I have Win server 2003 WEB edition. I have SMTP and MS POP3 service already install it WHAT ELSE I NEED TO INSTALL I want to access remotely from my home to the SMTP and send/receive POP3 emails from my outlook for example. Where I can find step-by-step SETUP manual I mean how to make security windows accounts, setup MX recordĄ­. and someth
  • unable to register a control on a clean vista box
    by sorakiu
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    Last post by sorakiu
      • Hi, I have a control that registers with no issues on my development box (vs2005, vista business)...but on my clean test box (vista ultimate), it generates this error: INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is (null). INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" INFO
  • Enlist workflow in outside transactions
    by murk
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    Last post by murk
      • Hello, I am have a synchronous state machine workflow (using ManualWorkflowSchedulerService). I have a need to have any transactions within the workflow itself, enlist into the Transaction.Current of the caller that invoked the ExternalEvent. A simple example depicting the behavior I am seeing (The Transaction.Current is null when the CallExternalMethodActivites are invoked)
  • Standard User Analyzer , where did it go?
    by chas2003
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    Last post by Mo Nail - MFST
      • I read a microsoft article that said to use the Standard User Analyzer . It even had a download link. But that link was broken. Then when I searced the microsoft sight I got the broken link or one like it from several paths. Does Microsoft still supply it Has it moved somewhere Thanks, Chas
  • Is it possible to use another databse like oracle,access for workflow persistence and tracking?
    by pravinarote
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    Last post by Serge Luca
      • Hello, Can anybody please tell me Is it possible to use another DB like oracle for persistence and tracking of workflow And if it is possible then please tell me the way. Thanks, Pravin Arote
  • WinXp versus Vista
    by Wee Bubba
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    Last post by ivolved_Mike_Brown
      • if i am developing a WPF .NET 3.0 app, is there certain things i will only be able to do on the Vista opsys. (i note the client install says you can also run on XP Pro, so i am wondering if all these new apps will run on both, or if you need Vista for certain things ) thanks
  • Is it possible to print a rectangle with exact width and high ?
    by swo
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    Last post by adrian ford [MSFT]
      • Hi everybody. I want to transform geometric figures from xaml to xps with the following code, but if i print this figure to paper the figures a little bit smaller than defined. Code Block void XamlFileToXps( string srcXamlFile, string destXpsFile) { using ( Stream fileStream = File .OpenRead(srcXamlFile)) { ParserContext context = new ParserCont
  • Xps -> Wpfe Xaml / path as opposed to glyph + font
    by Kapil Tundwal
    10 Replies
    Last post by D Hanson
      • Hello, My goal is to render a document generated using a print capable Windows application using WPF/E. Following are some of the available options. Windows application rasterizes the document as an image which is rendered in Wpfe->Canvas using image tag Generate an XPS representation of document using XPS printer driver (Windows application is print capable and uses GDI print p
  • Is there another method to grab an image from a video?
    by farming
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    Last post by Bowljoman
      • Hi everyone, I have a problem at grabbing an image from a video for real-time processing. I use the method IVMRWindowlessControl9::GetCurrentImage() to grab an image. However, it need long time to finish this work. In my computer, 2G of RAM and Pentium CPU 3.0GHz, it took 313 ms to get an image from a video file, and it took 266 ms to get an image from a real-time captured video. I hope the time
  • Identify calling application?
    by Sesshomurai
    4 Replies
    Last post by AndyCadley
      • Hi, Is there a way to uniquely identify a calling application in windows Maybe a vendor id or some other id associated with the installed (3rd party) application that cannot be spoofed I want to write a C++ driver that can identify(authenticate) the calling process. thank you, Sessh
  • Some video effects for directshow
    by akhin
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    Last post by akhin
      • How can i do features below on a video stream, with sample grabber Are there any sample for this in directshow samples of MS 4:3 16:9 Crop Stretch BEST REGARDS
  • Asp.net Workflow Return Messages Pattern???
    by mickdelaney
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    Last post by Jon Flanders
      • Hi, I've got a asp.net web app and a state machine workflow running in process using the manual scheduler. What i'm wondering about is what people are doing when returning messages to the ui. e.g. i've got a webpage which needs to call a state machine workflow which can do some work. But i need to get back an error or success message etc. I'm currently Enqueueing a work item like so: ----
  • How do I get my application ready for VISTA? (UPDATED!!)
    by Bruce N. Baker - MSFT
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    Last post by Bruce N. Baker - MSFT
      • How do I make my application compatible with VISTA A) Study the following docs UAC developer requirements http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905330.aspx Vista Developers Story (top10wave.exe) http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa904951.aspx Application Compatibility Cookbook http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480152.aspx B) Link to the AC
  • Difference between YUYV and YUY2 ???
    by MechiF
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    Last post by MechiF
      • Hi! In the previous post I gave code for the translation between YUYV and RGBRGB. Now I have a new camera that inputs in YUY2 format. The translation program doesn't work - obviously the Y,U,Y,V elements are placed differently. Any ideas Mechi
  • Can an MSI create a shortcut that always runs as administrator?
    by Colin Caughie
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    Last post by Colin Caughie
      • I'm authoring an MSI package using WiX, and want to create a shortcut in the Start Menu that has the "Run as Adminstrator" attribute set. Anyone know if this is possible I can't see anything in the documentation. It seems to me that if I can set this flag after the fact using the properties page for the shortcut I should be able to get the installer to do it. Note that I can't just add a
  • Is it possible to create a small application, pitch it and sell it to Microsoft?
    by MisterCandle
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    Last post by MisterCandle
      • I created a very small application that I would like to sell to Microsoft as stand-alone application or a powertoy licensed by Microsoft. Is that a possibility with Microsoft or are all their applications built in-house If it is possible , what's the right approach who can I send my application to Thank you
  • Vista Hands on Lab - O.S version returned is 6 even when compatibility mode is set to 'XP SP2' in vista?
    by Ananda Ganesh
    2 Replies
    Last post by Chris Jackson - MSFT
      • Hello, I am trying out the hands on lab provided by MS in Vista environment [ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx familyid=5f0c8d20-a8d5-4da3-a977-e039a40d67d5&displaylang=en ] The problem is that the application returns major O.S version 6 even if the compatibility mode is set to XP SP2 in vista,n ow from my understanding the major o.s version of XP SP would be 5,
  • Privateprofile access win.ini as filename hung app
    by Paul Marriott
    11 Replies
    Last post by Mo Nail - MFST
      • I have found that when using pathname\win.ini as the filename for use with private profilefunctions that this will not work correctly in vista. Vista reports a hung app message. If the filename is changed to something else such as pathname\setup.ini, the same code works exactly as expected. This fault was found in vista beta 2, and then again when tested on release version of vista.
  • Time stamping frames in a live video source filter
    by dyonutz
    14 Replies
    Last post by dyonutz
      • Hi all, I have a video source filter with one capture pin that gets JPEG frames from the network, decompress them and outputs them. I have no audio stream, so I don't have to worry about synchronizing video with audio. All works well except for time sampling the frames. I have to say timing in DirectShow is really complicated, and no really explanatory samples/articles can be found. First o
  • Split wave file to two mono files
    by Koen Vermeire
    4 Replies
    Last post by LGS
      • Hi all, I hope I've chosen the wright place to ask this question. If not, please feel free to move my post to the correct forum. As an input file, I get a standard 16 wave stereo file. Now, for audio mixing purposes, I need to convert it to 2 mono files (one file for the left and the other one for the right channel). Are there any classes in the .NET framework available for
  • Tablet PC's and Terminal Services
    by art_in_st_pete
    11 Replies
    Last post by AlChicago
      • We're trying to utilize the recognizer in a terminal services environment with the tablet pc acting as a thin client, but can't figure out how to do this. Any suggestions Thanks.
  • DirectSound Play Buffer Notify generating a notification based on WritePosition rather than PlayPosition
    by Tim in STL
    14 Replies
    Last post by ptoinson
      • Environment: OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600 Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2793 Mhz Visual Studio 2005 C# DirectSound library info: Microsoft DirectX SDK (August 2007) DirectX for Managed Code\Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound.DLL Runtime version: V1.1.4322 Version: 1.0.2902.0 I have a tes
  • Help with TestCase 31 Problem
    by Jeff_Pinchbeck
    3 Replies
    Last post by Sakil
      • I have a problem with verifying our application in test case 31. The issue is that when I run with AppVerifier enabled the application is behaving entirely different than when it is disabled. Our application is a C++ app built with VisualStudio 2002 SP1. The issue is located in our code that parses an XML file using the MS XML parser. When the verifier is enabled the XML Parser is unable to fin
  • Install Workflow VS 2005 extensions
    by Andrew Kinloch
    8 Replies
    Last post by Alice Kupcik
      • VS 2005 professional edition. WSS 3.0 SDK and ECM starter kist installed and Visual studio 2005 extensions for windows workflow installed. Whenever I attempt to create a new workflow project I get the following message: C:\users\*username*\AppData\Local\Temp\h32cr2f3.oil\Temp\sharepointWorkflowLibrary14.csproj(72,11): The imported project "C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows