ASP.NET C# app running on Windows Server 2008 I'm finding that Git .idx and .pack files to be especially resistant to programmatic deletion : C:\github\my-org\my-repo\.git\objects\pack\pack-90...

I am trying to set up a python code to be executed automatically. I started with a small code to be executed: import datetime with open("out.txt","a") as f: f.write(datetime.datetime.now().isof...

When I run cargo install cargo-binutils, I get the below error. I have gcc installed and in my path, to the point where where gcc correctly returns the location. gcc version: gcc.exe (i686-posix-...

In gVim if the cursor is over a filename (like "C:\Program Files\Vim\vim71\README.txt" ) which contains spaces then using 'gf' fails. I found the isfname option but the documentation says one sho...

I have a project that uses CMake and builds inside a deeply nested set of directories on Windows and typically fails due to excessive path lengths. Based on this answer - How to set the Maximum Pat...

I am trying to get another process' command-line parameters (on WinXP 32bit). I do the following: hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION | PROCESS_VM_READ | PROCESS_TERMINATE, FALSE, Proc...

I'm trying to use mpi4py. I have mpi4py installed from the Anaconda package, and pip install mpi4py recognizes this. But when i run from mpi4py import MPI says MPI module doen't exist. ...

I am trying to call a python program with subprocess, but I get a permission error. I tried running PyCharm as an admin, but it doesn't help. My code: answer = subprocess.check_output("../folder ...

tl;dr I'm trying to understand the difference of running a program directly via double clicking the executable vs running it through a terminal or programatically via CreateProcess in windows 10. ...

I am trying to change my java version because of compiler errors when running mvn install via the windows command prompt. I changed the JAVA_HOME variable and made sure that it is referenced in th...

I get the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/aaaa/Desktop/ttttttt.py", line 5, in <module> import reload File "C:\Users\aaa\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\P...

I'm creating cross platform software in Visual Studio 2012 express on Windows. For obvious reasons I can't use .NET's System::Threading::Thread. I was hoping I could use the new threading features ...

I'm a beginner and I'm trying to build an open source project for the first time in Windows, but I keep running into file not found errors when building. What I've found so far is that a header fil...

Is there a way to list only packages installed specifically with the winget command? winget list seems to show all packages installed on the machine. I am changing my computer and I want to get a l...

I'm trying to add an application icon to an application I'm writing, following what is described in https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/appicon.html I'm using Qt Desktop 5.15.2 (64) and 6.1.2 (64) for both MinG...

There are many questions on this site regarding Unicode and wchar_t. I guess I have grasped the concept, but then found something that proves most (if not all) answers wrong if it is true. On this ...

Dealing with some significant frustration trying to set up my environment variables just to run Flutter. in my path, I've tried many suggestions to try setting up my Path route so that the Flutter ...

I have the following batch file @echo off setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion for /f "delims==" %%J in (File_List.txt) do ( call :setDate %%J MYD echo/Date is: %MYD% ) endlocal &goto :eof :setDat...

I have looked over the Internet for a way to change the actions of the different gesture on my touchpad on Windows 10 and did not find anything except the software made by the provider of the...

I keep getting that exception in my program. How do I know which process locked it, either by program code or by doing something with windows? System.IO.IOException : The process cannot access the...

Thanks to a very old post available here https://web.archive.org/web/20140217003950/http://forum.sysinternals.com/topic16893_post83634.html I came across a function that will call WinVerifyTrust on...

I am after a statement that will clear all strings / data that is currently in a listBox, I have tried: private void cleanlistbox(object sender, EventArgs e) { listBox1.ResetText(); }

I'm trying to do a basic install and import of Pytorch/Torchvision on Windows 10. I installed a Anaconda and created a new virtual environment named photo. I opened Anaconda prompt, activated the e...

I've done this a dozen times before, but something isn't working this time.. Following the docs: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/contrib/gis/install/#windows I'm trying to set up GeoD...

In my MSI installer custom-action handler (done with C++) I cannot obtain the SE_DEBUG_NAME privilege to be able to open and terminate a process, thus I have to resort to doing it with the taskkill...