windows-vista Questions

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How can a desktop application communicate with a Windows service under Vista/Windows2008/Windows7? The application needs to send small strings to the service and receive string responses back. Both...
Adelric asked 11/8, 2009 at 12:58

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I have an application that needs to detect whether or not it is running with elevated privileges or not. I currently have code set up like this: static bool IsAdministrator() { WindowsIdentity id...
Deangelis asked 2/8, 2009 at 23:49

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I'd like to know if there is any .Net class that allows me to know the SSID of the wireless network I'm connected to. So far I only found the library linked below. Is the best I can get or should I...
Fiord asked 10/1, 2009 at 21:5

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I have a problem very similar to the one described here: https://microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel.narkive.com/Ly2P8Yp2/prevent-vista-from-marking-my-application-as-non-responding That threa...
Acarpous asked 8/5, 2009 at 22:54

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OS: Vista enterprise When i switch between my home and office network, i always face issues with getting connected to the network. Almost always I have to use the diagnostic service in 'Network an...
Anvil asked 16/10, 2008 at 3:0

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I've got some drivers which are basically LibUSB-Win32 with a new .inf file to describe product/vendor IDs and strings which describe my hardware. This works fine for 32 bit windows, but 64 bit ver...
Linkman asked 29/4, 2010 at 18:42

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I have a problem with chcp 65001 command in Windows shell. I need to generate a list of files in a folder. So I ran cmd.exe, typed cd folder dir /B /O:N > list_of_files.txt It worked, but I ...
Merralee asked 24/8, 2015 at 12:42

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Being totally new into node.js environment and philosophy i would like answers to few questions. I had downloaded the node.js for windows installer and also node package manager.Windows Cmd prompt ...
Plastometer asked 25/1, 2012 at 17:15

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It seems to only work on files. Or am I doing something wrong? I tried backing a user folder (C:\Users\XXX) in Vista, which has a bunch of hidden/system folders. I used /XA:SHT The folder 'AppDat...
Daiquiri asked 2/4, 2012 at 18:5

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I'm designing a database table which will hold filenames of uploaded files. What is the maximum length of a filename in NTFS as used by Windows XP or Vista?
Pacifism asked 5/11, 2008 at 16:39

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SQL Server 2008 doesn't remember password inspite of checking the "Remember Password" checkbox. I was suspecting a reboot would solve the problem. But, the issue persists. Environment: Windows Vi...
Backler asked 24/8, 2009 at 4:39

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I'm working on an app that saves a file in Path.GetDirectoryName(FilePath) where FilePath = Application.ExecutablePath that contains some information about licensing. If I run the program from VS i...
Treat asked 29/11, 2010 at 21:47

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I downloaded python 2.7.1 from the python website and installed it to windows. When attempting to symlink a file, I find that it is not supported. However, I found this issue, and saw that it was ...
Fabulous asked 7/6, 2011 at 2:42

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I'm running the following command: get-childitem C:\temp\ -exclude *.svn-base,".svn" -recurse | foreach ($_) {remove-item $_.fullname} Which prompts me very frequently like this: Confirm The it...
Coco asked 20/1, 2011 at 23:8

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I want my Python script to copy files on Vista. When I run it from a normal cmd.exe window, no errors are generated, yet the files are NOT copied. If I run cmd.exe "as administator" and then run my...
Scarbrough asked 25/9, 2008 at 0:22

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I want to make something of a tag cloud for various folders I have, but unfortunately, I can't seem to find a way to access the tags of a file in Windows Vista. I tried looking at the win32 module,...
Langford asked 3/10, 2009 at 0:40

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I have a small script that performs the build and install process on Windows for a Bazaar repository I'm managing. I'm trying to run the script with elevated, administrative privileges from within ...
Avogadro asked 10/5, 2011 at 1:13

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In .NET, we can retrieve the paths to 'special folders', like Documents / Desktop etc. Today I tried to find a way to get the path to the 'Downloads' folder, but it's not special enough it seems. I...
Questioning asked 25/9, 2010 at 18:36

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Unable to test sending email from .NET code in Windows Vista Business. I am writing code which I will migrate to an SSIS Package once it its proven. The code is to send an error message via email ...
Hepta asked 17/7, 2009 at 15:5

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I want to be able to use mklink to create symbolic links on my Windows Vista Home edition computer. However, I must grant SeCreateSymbolicLink before mklink will be able to function on Vista Home ...
Ruthful asked 2/5, 2009 at 19:43

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Is there a recommended way to prevent the Windows screensaver from starting? The closest thing I've found is this article, but what I would really like to do is just tell Windows that the computer ...
Ellersick asked 21/1, 2009 at 1:21

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I have a console application written in C#/.NET that I want to run from a script (nant). If an exception occurs in the console application, I would like nant to continue, but in Windows Vista there...
Bronco asked 14/9, 2009 at 13:39

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I need to create an application which needs to create files/folders in "C:\Program Files","Users[username]" and Sys32. Also the application needs to make some registry entry. This application need...
Brachypterous asked 12/4, 2013 at 9:41

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I'm not even sure if this fits into one question, but it is a single problem. I have an internet radio player written in Delphi XE, using the BASS library for audio streaming and playback. The appl...
Selden asked 6/1, 2011 at 14:44

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Which built in (if any) tool can I use to determine the allocation unit size of a certain NTFS partition ?
Tibiotarsus asked 17/9, 2008 at 8:50

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