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Folder selecting dialog (once again)
Posted on March 1st, 2007 | 0 Comments

I know, this question is coming up from time to time. I'm looking for a folder selcetion dialog. I know there are two possible approches, a SHBrowseForFolder based one and a CFileDialog resp....

Performance counters
Posted on March 1st, 2007 | 0 Comments

Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to monitor CD/DVD accesses using performance counters? Performance Monitor seems to work only with hard drives. Or is there another way, besides performance...

Reading control characters using console read
Posted on March 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments

THANKS! ReadConsoleInput was the answer that I was looking for. "Jack Klein" <jackklein@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:1akcu2dk69jacepeq0ahqfpv9riohm6are@4ax.com...

Determining blocking time of select() using GetTickCount()? Good or bad?
Posted on February 28th, 2007 | 2 Comments

On Feb 28, 11:13 am, "Scott McPhillips " <org-dot-mvps-at- scottmcp> wrote: Thanks for the quick response Scott! I think 10-20 milliseconds is enough resolution for me. Eugene

Displaying text in System Tray/Notification Area More options
Posted on February 28th, 2007 | 0 Comments

I'm trying to write a piece of software in C++ which will display a clock in the windows system tray. I am able to create icons there, but i am not sure whether it is possible to write text there,...

wmi, access denied.
Posted on February 28th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Hi guys,. I am trying to access remote computer with wmi object. but every time I tried I am getting access denied. I tried to adjust settings on wmi manager. and turn off the firewall, but still...

Vista (XP?) file permissions
Posted on February 28th, 2007 | 1 Comments

You might have more than one user. So, the best is to see if it exists in CSIDL_APPDATA. If so, use htis file, if not, use the one fomr program files. If the user changed this file, and you are...

SendInput lose data
Posted on February 28th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Hello everybody, I'm writing an "Word-macro"-like application. I would like to allow a user to store a sequence of key presses and mouse movements and to send them on command to a specified...

MI5 Persecution: Troubling Censorship Issues 20/8/95 (3026)
Posted on February 27th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Fred Read (postmaster@foxhouse.demon.co.uk) wrote: : He posts this drivel every week or so to a number of groups that : I subscribe to and nothing seems to stop him. *ALL* of his posts : are off...

Winsock2 functions fail in C++ destructor
Posted on February 27th, 2007 | 2 Comments

On 27 Feb, 11:36, Ulrich Eckhardt <eckha...@satorlaser.com> wrote: In theory, I would call WSACleanup() after I finish my work in the destrucotr. But as any winsock2 function I called in the...

MI5 Persecution: Stand up for Free Speech 14/8/95 (371)
Posted on February 27th, 2007 | 0 Comments

From: rji@cheetah.inmos.co.uk (Richard Ingram) Newsgroups: uk.misc Date: Mon Aug 14 10:08:32 1995 Some cencorship loving bore wrote : Geez what a bunch of tossers you all are - you don't like...

Toolbar buttons not shown when using XP themes (manifest)
Posted on February 27th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Crest Teethgel написа: No I did not :) #include <commctrl.h> /* application entry point */ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd) {

How to make a dialog box (for login) topmost window
Posted on February 27th, 2007 | 1 Comments

The simpliest way is to use SetWindowPos function. SetWindowPos( HERE_GOES_HANDLE_TO_YOUR_DIALOG, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE ); -- a.Lee

Socket listen loop
Posted on February 27th, 2007 | 5 Comments

"JJ" <jj@nospam.com> wrote in message news:ibOdnbx9vKuwO37YnZ2dnUVZ_tCtnZ2d@comcast.com... I looked at the article. I think that will work. Thanks for the help.

What is the best Vista utility to transfer data to client apps on other local PCs?
Posted on February 26th, 2007 | 1 Comments

I forgot to add, the primary consideration here is the speed. Also, the reason for having multiple client apps on the same PC is because each displays different data to a physically separate flat...

Is my software running on 64bit or 32bit processor
Posted on February 26th, 2007 | 3 Comments

On Feb 26, 5:11 pm, keepyourstupids...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: bit, you can call IsWow64Process() to check the mode. More details at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms684139.aspx. -- WYCIWYG -...

missing data in win32 socket programming
Posted on February 26th, 2007 | 3 Comments

On Feb 23, 10:48 am, "Jian" <eewuj...@gmail.com> wrote: Thank you very much for the guys who provided help! The problem was resolved by adding a simple loop as suggested. The codes are...

Get handle to the top level desktop window
Posted on February 26th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Hi, I need help writing some simple code to find the handle of the top- most window the user is currently viewing on the desktop (does not have to be active though) or in other words, get the...

WS_CHILD with HMENU
Posted on February 26th, 2007 | 2 Comments

On 24 Feb., 23:55, "Alex Cohn" <sasha.c...@gmail.com> wrote: I feared that happen. Thank you for that hint, i try it this way.

Regarding ProcAmp Control support in a system
Posted on February 26th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Hi to all, I would like to how to use the device driver interface related functions and classes in order to know the ProcAmp Control capabilities in a system. I used normal functions like...