Software Development for Windows Vista

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  • Cardspace WCF and Username/Passwords
    by Fanzoo
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    Last post by Toland Hon - MSFT
      • I'm currently researching cardspace and I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a WPF client application that uses several WCF services. The client application is likely to be on semi-public computers where several people will need access to it. I'd like to use CardSpace, but I need to authenticate each individual even though the account used to login to the computer is like
  • How can I stream (broadcast) audio??
    by Ibrahim Dwaikat
    7 Replies
    Last post by Chris P.
      • Hi everybody How can I use directShow for streaming audio is there a method to use DirectShow streaming in C# All the methods i saw uses C++ Please help me ASAP....
  • Application fails to start under Vista: "A referral was returned from the server." Manifest problem?
    by mdschwarz
    14 Replies
    Last post by MFred
      • I'm working on migrating a driver management application (written in Visual C++) to Vista. It requires access to HKLM, so it needs to run with admin access permissions. For testing purposes, we've been modifying secpol.msc to run it in admin approved mode, but obviously, that's not the right thing to do. The right thing to do, from what I can tell, is to add a <trustInfo> tag to the applicat
  • Reading registry returns different value than I see in regedit.
    by Jeremy Grand
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    Last post by AndyCadley
      • I write the latest install version number to hklm when my app is installed. I can see the value in regedit, in the correct key, but it is an old value from a couple of installs ago. In other words, it doesn't appear to "take". When my app runs, it reads this key but returns a more recent value. Where is it getting this value It's as if there is a registry mirrored somewhere and regedit c
  • SqlTracking Issue
    by Nitton
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    Last post by Nitton
      • Hi, Looping SqlTrackingWorkflowInstance displays instances with running status long after they were completed, even days later... Could you please see what's wrong here.. Thanks in advance. N Code Snippet SqlTrackingQueryOptions options = new SqlTrackingQueryOptions (); options.WorkflowStatus = WorkflowStatus .Running; options.Status
  • Installed ORCAS now all activities have red cross through them
    by Gatecrasher
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    Last post by Tom Lake - MSFT
      • Sorry if this is a totally dim question!! I have ORCAS and 2005 installed. The WF designer in 2005 has changed after the ORCAS install. I don't know whether it should have but it has. Now all my activities have red X through them when you reopen a workflow. I should point out these activities are Speech Server 2007 activties. What is that all about and how do I stop it I can'
  • Vista file associations problem
    by leojbourne
    9 Replies
    Last post by ubsman
      • I installed Word97 (Winword) under Vista, and it ran fine. Later, after a errant mouse click, I was offered the chance to start a trial version of Office 2007, which I accepted. This made Word 2007 my default program for .doc files. I would like to change the default back to Winword. When I right click on a .doc file and then browse to find Winword, after I click on it, Winword fails to ope
  • [Q] SetGateways of Win32_NetworkAdaperConfiguration WMI Class
    by SucceedEgg
    14 Replies
    Last post by Bruce N. Baker - MSFT
      • Hello, In the following code, SetGateways() method clears the previous gateway setting in ohter Windows than Vista. In Vista, the previous gateway setting is never cleared by this VB script. Is this a bug FYI, I have executed it in the elevated cmd prompt. Thanks in advance. ===== strComputer = "." strSettingID = WScript.Arguments(0) strIpAddr = WScript.Arguments(1) Set objWMIService = G
  • Custom activity
    by Carlos Gravato
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    Last post by Carlos Gravato
      • I'm creating a custom activity with dynamic parameters. First, I need a parameter like a comboBox, that accordingly with the value chosen, shows some other parameters that need to be filled. Can anyone tell how to do this or point to a sample. Thanks
  • Custom Tracking Service
    by himo
    3 Replies
    Last post by Charlie Liu - MSFT
      • I want to ask about CustomTrackingService in WorkFlow: I read Custom trackinService from this site : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb264458(vs.80).aspx to learn it ....and i saw two things i didnnot understand them and i hope anyone tells me about them 1 -- with WorkFlowTrackpoint and ActivityTrackPoint there i
  • human workflow and tasklist
    by saba86047
    13 Replies
    Last post by Angel Azcarraga - MSFT
      • hi,im quite new to windows WF i have experience of developing human workflows with wfmc standards,but windows WF concepts seems to be diffrent. i should develop a human workflow which is role based.for example each step of the flow(activity) is assigned to a role(an individual person or a group of persons who meets a certain criteria eg. all employer of department X). i want to know how s
  • "Workflow Patterns" evaluation of Windows Workflow Foundation?
    by Michael Herman - Parallelspace
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    Last post by Michael Herman - Parallelspace
      • Has anyone (familiar with the Workflow Patterns work of Dr. Wil van der Aalst) undertaken or is anyone considering a Workflow Patterns evaluation of Windows Workflow Foundation Please contact me. Michael Herman Parallelspace Corporation Workflow Patterns web site: http://www.workflowpatterns.com/
  • Vista, Win32 API, ShowWindow method and expected behavior
    by jwilliams77
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    Last post by Andreas Johansson
      • I have a question regarding the expected behavoir of Vista OS when an application attempts to open a hidden running window with ShowWindow. In XP operating system, the code block below launches my other application in what appears to the user to be a new window. The newly launched application gets focus and my users are happy. Dim WinWnd As Long WinWnd = FindWindow(vbNullString
  • Adding new TuningSpace to System failed in VISTA
    by lathajee
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    Last post by lathajee
      • Hi all, I have a problem adding new tuningspace to the Vista System registry. I have tried adding TuningSpace using SystemTuningSpaces object's Add Method. This method is not adding the tuningspace to the registry key [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\TV\Tuning Spaces]. I have also tried adding TuningSpace regustry entries manually, in this case, SystemTuningSpaces is not pic
  • how to initialize parameters of a custom activity through XAML file
    by chakravarthy_b
    5 Replies
    Last post by Tom Lake - MSFT
      • Hi, I have a custom activity which has two dependency properties like this: public static DependencyProperty NameToPrintProperty = DependencyProperty .Register( "NameToPrint" , typeof (System. String ), typeof ( CustomActivity1 )); [ DescriptionAttribute ( "String to be passed to the custom activity1" )] [ DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute ( DesignerS
  • Serious audio problems
    by WildDuck
    14 Replies
    Last post by WildDuck
      • I hope this is an acceptable post here as it is not a specific development question. Apologies also for the length. I have an Acer Aspire 5102 laptop. AMD Turion 64 dual core processor, and Realtek 'soundcard'. 1gig RAM, running Vista. When I play a wave file 100 seconds of 44.1, 16 bit 1.4kHz -6dB stereo tone at low level it plays fine through the on-board audio device using Windows Media
  • While loop with delay inside in custom activity in state machine workflow.
    by yalp
    3 Replies
    Last post by Robert te Kaat - IS
      • Hello, I am doing state machine workflow and I want create some custom activity which I could use in different places. But I need some loop in this activity which do sth ten times every 30 minutes. I heve tried to derive from SequntialActivity and put to this While activity and in this loop CodeActivity and Delay activity. But of course I can't put such made activity to the state activity (to Stat
  • Calling a method from Windows Service in Vista
    by Santosh Kalkeri
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    Last post by Santosh Kalkeri
      • Hi, I made an exhaustive search on internet on "How to call a method of windows service in winforms on Vista" but no luck so far Can anyone give me a give a brief idea on this and any examples, references would be highly appreciated. Thanks, Santosh Kalkeri
  • WASAPI IsFormatSupported and exclusive
    by plgDavid
    4 Replies
    Last post by Larry Osterman
      • Hello Im getting tired of googling about WASAPI and only finding hits on my OWN code :) What are we supposed to do if we want to do exclusive mode and IsFormatSupported just returns AUDCLNT_E_UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT, and doesnt even provide a "closet match". Are we supposed to try all millions of permutations of members in WAVEFORMATEX(TENSIBLE), and at the end, after failing all
  • E_FAIL with InitializeDiscRecorder
    by BobN77
    2 Replies
    Last post by Garrett - MSFT
      • My app uses modified bits of the sample code to access IMAPI2. This code is tested and working. I have now upgraded my computer (changed motherboard and DVD burner), and this code is now failing. I get E_FAIL when I call InitializeDiscRecorder. The unique ID being passed in is : " \\ \scsi#cdrom&ven_optiarc&prod_dvd_rw_ad-7170s&rev_1.00#5&37d33de2&0&000#{5
  • Certified for Vista - TEST CASE 15
    by bzoli
    14 Replies
    Last post by Frank S
      • I have a question, regarding Certified for Vista, TEST CASE 15. Verify application installs to the correct folders by default (Req:2.3) and which one it says: 6. Default install directories are: a. Native x86 and x64 applications i. Program Files - %ProgramFiles% ii. UserĄ¯s AppData - %APPDATA% iii. ProgramData ¨C ALLUSERSPROFILE% Our application has 2 kind of shared user data: 1.) Sample dat
  • Can a sequential workflow yield control back to the host?
    by McGeeky
    3 Replies
    Last post by ElifOn - MSFT
      • Hi. Can a sequential workflow elect to yield control back to the host that ran it, at any point within the workflow And, should that be possible, can the host then continue the workflow from where it yielded And... if that is possible... can the host pass information back in to the workflow and vice versa Hope this makes sense!!! Many thanks! McGeeky
  • Problem with rmtool.exe
    by uko
    7 Replies
    Last post by vistarianer
      • Hi, I'm using rmtool.exe to test my applications compatibility with vista restart manager. Unfortunatly it doesn't work as expected: most of the time the application (Project1) is shut down but not restarted (only on some very rare cases it is restarted). According to rmtools output it should have been restarted. Any ideas what can cause this System: Vista RTM Ultimate (Language: DE) best regards
  • dshow mp3, wav etc... player, for shoutcast lib stream...
    by alanford
    6 Replies
    Last post by alanford
      • Hi, I'm new here... I question I hope that someone of you can give me an answer so I have the following code to play whatever file audio supported by windows codec ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Code Block IGraphBuilder *pGraph; IMediaControl *pMediaControl; IMediaEvent *pEvent; CoInitialize(NULL); // Create the filter graph manager
  • Transactions and commit order
    by Aaron Ballman
    5 Replies
    Last post by Aaron Ballman
      • I've just begun playing with transactions in Vista, and I've stumbled across what seems like a deficiency in the API, and I was hoping for some comments on it. It's entirely possible I'm just missing something. :-) It appears as though transacted calls are added to an internal operation stack, and are then executed on a call to CommitTransaction. However, individual transacted calls must su