Software Development for Windows Vista

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  • Vista unattended
    by KevinGT
    2 Replies
    Last post by Me Jarhead
      • I'm having a couple of problems with my vista unattended installation. 1. Rather than having to put the unattended.xml file on another cd, floppy or USB drive, I'd like to integrate it right into the Vista disc, with the intention of eventually being able to use one 4GB USB flash drive to install Vista, with the unattended.xml file on the same flash drive. What can I do 2. In the Automated
  • Make Icons 256 Color 16-Bit
    by HARSH_JOSHI
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    Last post by HARSH_JOSHI
      • Make Icons 256 Color 16-Bit Submitted 7/19/99 Open the Registry Hit Ctrl+F Type Shell Icon BPP When found, right click the Shell Icon BPP icon Click Modify Change the value from 4 to 16 Click Ok Close the registry Restart your computer
  • 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
  • Vista: DCOM server (running in a special non-admin user account): Interface calls are blocked by LUA/UAC
    by JUMO
    4 Replies
    Last post by Peddi1
      • Hi, Short descr.: Within Vista all calls to out dcom server return 0x80070005. The CCIEX itself is successful. Detailed description: We've got a DCOM server service running under a normal users account (in dcomcnfg and services this user is entered. This is because our customers don't allow 3rd party SW running under admin or system). We connect to this Server via CCIEX providing
  • IMediaPosition::Get_Duration and Divx6.5
    by Joshua74
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    Last post by Joshua74
      • Hi, when I call IMediaPosition::Get_Duration on DIVX 5.x coded movie everything goes well. I get the seconds duration of the movie. Since when I have installed DIV6.5 the returned value is wrong. One hour movie returns about 2900 seconds instead of 3600. Any idea Note the WMP manages well the duration of the movie. Thanks in advance Joshua
  • Digital Signature.
    by VikasAgr
    9 Replies
    Last post by Konstantin Kamanin
      • How can we obtain digital signature for the existing application Is it neccessary for running it on Windows Vista
  • About to get app verified. Looking for advice.
    by Tone Southerland
    2 Replies
    Last post by Oliver Lundt - MSFT
      • I am about to start the verification process for my company's main web app. Right now it is a pure web app, but is in the process of being converted into a smart client app by building a "custom browser" - using the web browser object inside a windows form. We will be using ClickOnce to deploy. Does anyone have any recommendations or possible pitfalls I should be aware as I go throug
  • Scheduled tasks on Vista Home Premium (0x8007052E)
    by Sergei Antonov!
    11 Replies
    Last post by Bruce N. Baker - MSFT
      • Hi! I have a problem with my product under Windows Vista Home Premium that can be reproduced with these steps. Open Task Scheduler. Start "Create Basic Task". Create a task on "When the computer starts". Open the newly created task's properties. Click "Run whether user is logged on or not". Click OK. Being asked for the password, enter one. (Th
  • icmp.lib for VS 2005 or new Windows Platform SDK
    by Adzim Auzar
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    Last post by Bondi Beach
      • icmp.lib is included in the VS 2003 platform SDK but not in the 2005 or the March 06 Windows Platform SDK. Where can I get the latest version of this library Is is part of another SDK I'm moving all my code previously built using VS 2003 to VS 2005 and I do not want to keep any of the VS 2003 directories, etc. What do I do in this case Should I keep using the icmp.lib that is in the VS 2003 platfo
  • Windows Vista and Games
    by Jimmyfi
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    Last post by Jimmyfi
      • Games seem to work great in vista (which is good). There is ONE big problem i would say, Installation of games doesnt ever ask a CD-key anymore. Earlier in windows XP game installation always asked the cd-key, which was written in the games dvd-case or manual. So i am asking: Why :) Game still works ok and so on but isn't that kind of "copyprotection skipping" CD-key is in a way a co
  • Journaling hooks on Vista?
    by Gammy Knee
    14 Replies
    Last post by MFred
      • Along with a lot of other people, I've noticed that attempts to set the journalling hooks ( WH_JOURNALPLAYBACK, WH_JOURNALRECORD) get knocked back with access denied on CTP 5270. Is this down to the new Vista security policies
  • Animation in SideShow Application
    by jay_cwc
    1 Replies
    Last post by Toby Muresianu - MSFT
      • Hi, I would like to ask is there any class in .NET MF assembly that can be used to generate the animation of the SideShow HomePage. That is the animation of selecting different application icon by pressing "UP" or "DOWN" button. If I would like to make the animation above, how can I do it Thanks very much Jay Chan
  • How do I get the WorkflowContext?
    by Robin H. Sanner
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    Last post by Tom Lake - MSFT
      • I created a new class that derives from CopyItemActivity. When the Execute method executes I look at the ListItem property and it is ALWAYS set to zero. If I follow the Parent properties all the way up to ROOT it's ListItem property is correct. The action is defined in wss.actions as: <Action Name="Test Copy List Item" ClassName="MyWorkflows.TestCopyItemActivity" Assemb
  • Client/Server Workflow - Server activities not resuming
    by M.P.D
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    Last post by M.P.D
      • I am developing workflows using a client/server architecture with sql persistence. I have custom client activities which have forms and message boxes and custom server activities which do server specific stuff. Some background info on how this works: - Workflows are started by a user in a client application. Client application has workflow runtime class which starts/resumes workfow
  • LifeCam NX-6000 Compatibility
    by 848lu
    2 Replies
    Last post by Bruce N. Baker - MSFT
      • hi, i bought LifeCam NX-6000 from Amazon, and now having trouble installing the LifeCam 1.2 software on my Vista Laptop. http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j268/848lu/error_pic_01.jpg http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j268/848lu/error_pic_02.jpg Any suggestions or do i have do get the new software i cant seem to find where to download the new LifeCam, any links much app
  • RegLoadKey / RegUnLoadKey in C#
    by UniqueDisplayName-Adam
    3 Replies
    Last post by UniqueDisplayName-Adam
      • Hopefully this is the correct place to post. I have an XP application that I am porting to Vista. The app calls DllImport on advapi32.dll, and kernel32.dll. I am executing the following methods: OpenProcessToken GetCurrentProcess LookupPrivilegeValue AdjustTokenPrivileges RegLoadKey RegUnLoadKey I am receiving a null pointer in a method running the following code: ///
  • Unable to install certificates
    by istn10
    6 Replies
    Last post by Toland Hon - MSFT
      • We are trying to install the certificates from samples provided on cardspace.We have successfully installed the cartificates on one machine and its working fine,but when we are trying to do the same on other machine script is running fine but when we are hosting the cardspace enabeled site through https://www.fabrikam.com/default.aspx the address bar is not turning green in IE7 and cardspace is no
  • workflow designer
    by Omar Fawzi
    4 Replies
    Last post by LorenzP
      • hi everyone. i am working in real company that deploy workflow designer to client with specific activity using vb.net. my question after complete the designer how i can get the client ability to deal with .xoml,.rule and .vb files if our client dont have a good experiance to deal withit plz i have a good answer.
  • Returns non-zero value for the handle while using LoadLibrary in vista
    by sristhi
    2 Replies
    Last post by sristhi
      • Hi, I tried this code directly from the following link: http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/18307 It worked fine on my XP machine.But when i tried the following code on my vista machine...even when the Dll did not exist it returned a non-zero value...whilst it shud return null. please help me. Private Declare Function LoadLibrary Lib "kernel32" Alias "LoadLibraryA" (ByVal _ lpL
  • A DVD burner was not found!?
    by Pedro Gon&amp;#38;&amp
    14 Replies
    Last post by SebMouren
      • Hi, I've a Samsung DVD-RW SH-182M that seams to work fine, installed in Windows Vista Ultimate edition. I can read from it with no problems. But when I try to burn a DVD movie with Windows DVD Maker, when I select burn, it shows a Windows message box saying: "DVD burner not found A DVD burner was not found. Make sure a DVD burner is connected and installed, and then try again." I haven't
  • How can I get a handle to the unrestricted access token?
    by Justin Starnes
    1 Replies
    Last post by Justin Starnes
      • My application is launched by right clicking on it and selecting "run as administrator". It then impersonates another administrator account. However, it uses the restricted access token. How can I get it to use the unrestricted token using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.Security.Permissions; using System.Security.Principal; namespace
  • DONE - Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
    by Merrik
    14 Replies
    Last post by HS7
      • I installed Daemon Tools on Windows Vista Business. The result was that my CDrom went dead. System Restore hasn't helped. Then CDrom properties reveals this: "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)" If you update driver, you get " Windows has determined that the driver software is up to date"
  • Video Recording and Frame Capture with DirectShow.Net
    by Wellington Mendes
    3 Replies
    Last post by Wellington Mendes
      • Hello, I'm trying to develop a capture application that allows me to grab frames and record videos using DirectShow. I've already made one application in visual basic 6.0 that allows this tasks. But with Visual Basic, a can only record AVI videos, and I need to reduce the byte size of this files. So, I'm seeking a solution using .Net, but I've never worked with capture applications on C# or
  • Require persistence service Error
    by Carol He
    2 Replies
    Last post by Carol He
      • Hi, Can anyone tell me why I get the following error Message "The workflow hosting environment does not have a persistence service as required by an operation on the workflow instance \"74f659ff-ced1-4854-ade3-acba45afec6d\"." string But my workflow just is very simple workflow. It is a sequencial workflow and there are a TransactionScopeActivity and a CodeActivity
  • Can't delete file after disposing AudioVideoPlayback.Video
    by Dan Epps
    14 Replies
    Last post by Dan Epps
      • .Net 2.0 C# VS2005 SQL Server 2005 I am developing a Windows Forms training application using numerous avi files and AudioVideoPlayback.Video to play them. The file names are stored in a SS2K5 database and the files themselves are encrypted using System.Security.Cryptology. I decrypt the file into a temporary file and play that file. The problem I have is that I canno