Software Development for Windows Vista

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  • Waitable Timers as alternative to sleep.
    by parreg
    7 Replies
    Last post by Peter Ritchie
      • Hello, My execution of the following waitable timer code did not achieve the results expected. There seems to be no pause at all when invoked, no matter what the input is for MillisSeconds. The code used is as follows: #define STRICT 1 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN #define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0500 // Not supported by 95 #include <windows.h> DWORD Wait(DWORD MilliSeconds
  • 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;
  • Exception when setting large timeout values
    by forceword
    7 Replies
    Last post by Robert te Kaat - IS
      • Hi there, I am using a state machine workflow and I need to set timer events of a significant duration. If I set the TimeoutDuration property of a delay activity to be a large number (> 50 days) then I get the following exception. ArgumentOutOfRangeException {"Time-out interval must be less than 2^32-2. Parameter name: dueTm"} The error happens whether I set the timeout value in th
  • Windows Workflow Foundation design and some limitations
    by Ahmed Nagy
    6 Replies
    Last post by Kavita Kamani - MSFT
      • I've been trying lately to customize some WWF components and activities to fit my needs. In many cases I find that most nice classes are sealed!! For example, say you want to customize the PolicyActivity to add some new property or even simpler change its appearance. You have to find another way to do that, because you cannot inherit, such class is sealed!!!  Also many helper cla
  • Multiple drives
    by Anonymuos
    1 Replies
    Last post by David Burg - MSFT
      • Does IMAPI v2 support multiple drives On XP, CD Burning at a time could only be enabled for a single drive. Can DVD/CD burning be enabled in Vista for multiple optical drives
  • On Vista, iexpress launching the application window in the background!!
    by vikomall
    6 Replies
    Last post by Oliver Lundt - MSFT
      • We use the Microsoft's IExpress to package a bottstrapper and MSI file into a self-extractable installer package.The self-extractable installer extracts bootstrapper (setup.exe) and MSI package and launches setup.exe which in turn launches msi package. The problem is when self-extractable is launched on Vista machine, the UI window is getting launched in the background. I have to use ALT+Tab to
  • VX-3000 Webcam not reading
    by DiGiCat
    1 Replies
    Last post by Mo Nail - MFST
      • I downloaded the latest Vista Driver for the webcam, and it worked for a week. It still show it on the device manager, but it says it's not plugged in and windows found a new 'USB camera' and can't 'find the drivers' I try to go into it manually and still no avail... it says that 'the driver you are trying to install is in use by another device' help
  • Random Vista crashes
    by Lloyd Kuhnle
    14 Replies
    Last post by si77
      • OK, I'm pissed now. The following is a brief history of my experience with Windows Vista. 1. 6 months ago I set up a dual boot start up on my system between XP Home, and Vista Beta 2. I installed a 2nd. hard drive for Vista, since I didn't want to screw up my system. Beta 2 looked nice, but was very bloated, and a bit unstable. I would get the "Black screen on death" no
  • Remove windows service ?
    by Serge Calderara
    6 Replies
    Last post by Jeesmon Jacob
      • Dear all, I have developped a windows service under Vista business. Then register it on my machine and test that it start properly. Then I change teh name of my service and recompile my service without changing the name of the exe file. the mistake that I have made is that I forgot to uninstall the previous service before installing the new one. So now I ma in a situation that I have
  • Mulitple TrackingDataItems Does not work.
    by blfrd
    10 Replies
    Last post by blfrd
      • This doesn't work: TrackingDataItemValue tdiv = new TrackingDataItemValue(); tdiv.QualifiedName = "RegistrationWheel"; tdiv.FieldName = "ClientId"; tdiv.DataValue = clientId; sqlTrackingQueryOptions.TrackingDataItems.Add(tdiv); TrackingDataItemValue tdiv1 = new TrackingDataItemValue (); tdiv1.QualifiedName = "RegistrationWheel&quo
  • Windows Server 2003 IMAPI2 gets not supported?
    by John Julian
    5 Replies
    Last post by David Burg - MSFT
      • I have an test application that I developed that works fine on my workstation under Windows XP. When I take this same application to my Server and run it, I get the following: Unhandled Exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC0AA020C): E xception from HRESULT: 0xC0AA020C at IMAPI2.IDiscRecorder2.get_SupportedProfiles() at IMAPITest.Program.Main(String[] args) This e
  • error code # 643
    by Eduardo de la Garza
    14 Replies
    Last post by Jonathan Pickard
      • i have the windows vista CR1, then when i am installing the updates, after apear a windows messege, says filed update error found code 643, and dont install the update, what can i do
  • Realtek AC'97 sound card not working on vista
    by Wessam Fathi
    1 Replies
    Last post by Mo Nail - MFST
      • Hi, I have a Realtek AC'97 build in sound card on my MSI 865 PE Neo 3 motherboard and the sound is not working on Vista Ultimate. It has not worked since Windows installed its drivers from the Windows Update, I tried different drivers from the manufacturer's website and none of them worked, it always installs fine then there's that exclamation mark beside the driver on the device manager, and I
  • Questions for a potential newbie
    by Quincunx55555
    6 Replies
    Last post by Quincunx55555
      • I am looking into automation for testing purposes at a company that I just started working for. Since one of our applications is .NET, I wasn't sure how to automate the GUI until I found this forum. However, some questions/concerns have come up via various co-workers. First is the myth that .NET applications can't be automated. Next Wednesday I have to convince some other technical co-workers that
  • Vista - how to hook keyboard strikes such as CTRL+ALT+DEL?
    by Neal Hudson
    7 Replies
    Last post by CrashDummy
      • Hi, I recently upgraded my machine to Vista, and am loving it! Finding it nice and light, and the UI is really great so hats off! At the moment I'm prototyping a kiosk type Windows Forms application to run on Vista. I can start the application running on O/S load by modifying the following reg key to point to my application rather than Explorer.exe: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wind
  • Test Case 30 . Verify application uis Restart Manager Aware.
    by John D. Benjamin
    7 Replies
    Last post by John D. Benjamin
      • Hi: My application is a console application (built using C#, VS 2003 and .NET Framework 1.1). It is not designed to restart after shutdown. In addition it does its job and shuts down automatically after completing the command given to it on the command line. It does not remain in an idle state. However NOTE 1 states that "the application must be idle and must not be running or perfor
  • Theme change and MUI support in SideShow
    by jay_cwc
    1 Replies
    Last post by msft-rswaney
      • Hi all professionals, I am now evaluating the functionality of sideshow support device. Here are my questions: 1. In vista PC, we can change the theme of the SideShow Device in the SideShow Panel. I am doubt that the PC just send a command to the device so that it can change the theme immediately. For example, just ask the device to unload the current them library and load the new t
  • Reading web.config from an Asp.Net hosted workflow.
    by Chris Dunaway
    2 Replies
    Last post by Chris Dunaway
      • We are hosting a workflow in an asp.net application. Is it possible for the activities to read configuration information from web.config Chris
  • Autoplay dialog box not appearing
    by DWillett
    8 Replies
    Last post by jayreynolds
      • Vista Home Premium - I place blank media in the CD/DVD drive - but I do not get the dialog box with the burn options. I get nothing. Same for blank CD and DVD. Even from the drive, selecting the "Open Autoplay" option I get nothing - no response at all. The media type is recognized - a "CD-R" symbol representing the media I am using shows up on the drive image. Optical
  • About Setting Channel Config in Vista
    by Wendell Wang
    1 Replies
    Last post by My Wendell
      • Has anybody succeed to set channel config in vista,such as changing 2.1 to 5.1 I Have tried some methods but with failure. I Have seen an article to say that MS does not want the users to change themselves using SDKs or other means. Is this true
  • Office 2003 Applications asks to Accept/Decline License-Agreement on EVERY Startup on Vista. Why ?
    by simmons
    14 Replies
    Last post by Norms
      • Hello I have installed Office 2003 Professional (ENU) on Vista Home Basic (DEU). So far, Word Excel etc. work fine ... but they ask me on EVERY Startup of ANY of those Programs to Confirme or Decline the License-Agreement (which is shown in a Dialog Box). As I have Registered, Activated and Accepted what I was asked for - I cannot understand why the same Question about License Agreem
  • Problem with policy activity's ruleset
    by Sowmya P
    3 Replies
    Last post by Sowmya P
      • Hi, I am trying to create a sequential workflow using a policy activity and a while activity. I have created a workflow level variable loops which is set to 0. Now, in the while activity i have set the condition as loops < 5 and in the policy activity, in order to increment the loops variable, i have written the ruleset as In the condition block, this.loops >-1 In the the
  • Previewing Documents Within A Managed Application
    by TimHaughton
    2 Replies
    Last post by TimHaughton
      • Hi, I'm trying to implement a preview feature in a managed application to preview files of arbitrary type. Has anyone done this in a managed app I've seen at least one suggestion that you can host prevhost on your form, but I'm not sure this is correct. I've seen the IPreviewHandler and IPreviewHandlerFrame, but haven't managed to use them from C#. They both live in shobjidl.idl, but when I
  • Cannot use EventDrivenActivity in a sequential workflow!
    by WPF Fan
    1 Replies
    Last post by Bruce Bukovics
      • Hi MSDN Documentation at the following link denotes that we can have EventDrivenActivity in a sequential workflow: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms734657.aspx It tried to use it in Sequential workflow and the IDE doesna€ t allow mw to drop an EventDrivenActivity in a sequential activity. Am I missing something Any help would be appreciated, Alan
  • Reply to All error with Oulook 2003 SP2 under Vista
    by Mike Bertenshaw
    5 Replies
    Last post by Mike Bertenshaw
      • I get an error "The message interface has returned an unkown error" if I attempt to reply to all. I'm running Outlook 2003 under Vista Ultimate (with all latest updates). It's Ok if I reply to individual or sender. I declined to upgrade to Office 2007 at the end of the trial period and uninstalled this version. I then installed my existing copy of Office 2003 Professional and imm