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• borgy tan Vista system requirement

  hello!  what's the system requirements of Windows Vista   and if i want to run WHQL test, can i use the same system and is there any special WHQL procedure different than the current WHQL   Thanks! http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09/07/vista_hardware_reqs/   hannah_logi wrote: hello!  what's the system requirements of Windows Vista   and if i want to run WHQL test, ...Show All

• ChrisPeers Missing RPCSHIM.DLL file?

  I am working on developing a installation that will work under Vista. I have resolved most problems but have encountered one item. Our application will not open with the 3D capabilities enabled. When I try to use dependency walker, it indicates that there is a missing dll file. The call we are making is from advapi32.dll. Advapi32 has dependencies on this file in Windows Vista. I have not been able to see the same dependency for XP or 2000. ...Show All

• GKOver How to use the IAMCrossbar interface

  Hi everybody: can you provide me a sample to describe the use of IAMCrossbar interface. thanks a lot The AmCap sample has code for working with crossbars (and a helper class). Also, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/directshow/htm/workingwithcrossbars.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Wasson, DirectShow SDK Documentation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and ...Show All

• Ratish changing process access levels/rights

  Hey, I'm trying to find some good information (articles, samples, whatever) on changing the access rights of a process. I believe the API methods include, OpenProcess, GetKernelObjectSecurity, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetAclInformation, SetKernelObjectSecurity, etc. I am trying to disable some rights in a process like PROCESS_TERMINATE though I am having trouble finding some good information. Thanks all Luke ...Show All

• AnandMVP Compiling DirectShow samples off the Platform SDK, ATL

  I am trying to compile the DirectShow Base Classes from the Platform SDK. I have installed the PSDK and the DXSDK. However, when compiling, I get the error that atlbase.h cannot be found. As I understand, ATL/MFC are not installed with VC Express. Is there any way to compile the DS samples and Base Classes without ATL I'm using the very latest version of the DS BaseClasses (vista beta2 in fact), and I don't se ...Show All

• tanha TransactionScope with TableAdapters promoting to DTC transaction - why?

  Why does the following promote to DTC when using SQL Server 2005   All tableadapters are using the same connection so surely the transaction can stay lightweight               using ( SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection ( ConfigurationManager .ConnectionStrings[ "DACL.Properties.Settings.CatalogueConnectionString" ].ConnectionString))     &n ...Show All

• Matthew Gertz MS Reloading a persisted workflow instance

  Hello everyone, We are trying to develop a generic workflow host service that can run any workflows submitted to it. The service will use workflow persistence to save workflow instances to the disk whenever the instance is idle (WorkflowRuntime.UnloadOnIdle = true). Now we are facing one problem. We want the service application to be able to resume the workflows in the event of an unexpected service shutdown or even a proper shutdown. From the ...Show All

• FlorinV problems with using customControlLibrary in windows application

  hello, I have problems while trying to invoke a customer control into my windows application, the code are very simple as follows:  < Mapping XmlNamespace="mycontrol" ClrNamespace="CustomControlLibrary1" > <Window x:Class="WindowsApplication1.Window1"     xmlns=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/avalon/2005 "     xmlns:x=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/xaml/2005 "     Tit ...Show All

• J1102 How do I Pass Values from an Event Sink

  Hi, I have an event sink which has passed into it custom event args (similar to the statemachine sample). That event sink invokes a Code Activity - my question is what is the syntax for extracting the parameters out of the event sink for use in the Code Activity. private void SendMailCode_ExecuteCode(object sender, EventArgs e) { //TODO:pick up parameters from event sink and pass to this code to ...Show All

• pauldo 2 way Communication

  I am trying to build an application that uses workflow on a server and a client. I want to use WCF in the middle to handle messaging. I need to establish 2 way communication between the client and the server. I used the Expense Report sample as a bases but when I try to hook to an event on the service using remoting I get an error. Saying that the application is not flagged as serialized. Can any one help ...Show All

• realtebo2 Problem using the SqlTrackingService

  Hi. I'm trying to use the Tracking service on a Win32 application that embedds the workflow, but I'm not being able to get it working... I've installed the database and tried it with the example on the Lab03, and it works fine (I can see it with the workflow monitor). On my application, I simply put this line of code before starting the runtime (like the example does): runtime = new WorkflowRuntime (); runtime.AddService( new Sq ...Show All

• Michael He How to detect if Process executed in Thread is waiting for input?

  Hi there, I hope someone can help me with the following scenario: I have a Windows Forms application (C# 2.0) which is a GUI frontend for a DOS batch script. (This problem is not Windows Forms related, though, therefore I am posting it here). The script has two modes, an automatic mode and an interactive mode. I use a Process to run the script. The standard output of the Process is redirected and I have an asynchronous event handler tha ...Show All

• Gravy Runtime Workflow Design

  Scenario: An application allows multiple end users to define their workflow, then run the application based on that workflow. Real-world example: A defect tracking system wants to allow some clients to route new bugs to a manager and others to route directly to a developer. The nearest solutions I can think of are: 1) embed the designer in the application, 2) make the workflow be the most complex case and build in lots of if/elses, and exp ...Show All

• Derg Valley Care Power icon problem

  Hello, I've just installed the Windows Vista Beta 2 (Build 5384) and so far so good, except for one thing: somehow i can't activate the option to show the power icon on the "notification are" of the "taskbar". When i go to the properties of the "taskbar", and then go to the "notification area" options, i'm allowed to select to always show the clock, volume and network icons, but not the power icon. ...Show All

• Vishal Karnik Installing Multiple Versions of Platform SDK

  the forums categories all appear to be tool-centric, so this question is not precisely on-topic, but... how does one install multiple versions of the platform sdk   each version appears to remove the previous version.  <rant> in theory this should never be necessary as each sdk should be fully backward compatible but in fact some are not backward compatible.  e.g., the libraries with the latest sdk don't work with vb6. ...Show All