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XP "Lock the Taskbar"
Posted on September 24th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Does anyone know if there is way to programmatically turn this switch on and off? Not with the registry, but rather with some other command such as SHAppBarMessage or some other API call? Thanks in...

How to get Drive letter, from SetupDiXXX information?
Posted on September 24th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hello, Using SetupDiXXXX() function calls, I managed to get this info: (Using DISK_GUID) Device...

VC++ 2005 express?
Posted on September 24th, 2004 | 6 Comments

What is it? Is it free or just an evaluation version? Is the IDE somewhere better than VC++7.1? The step from 6.0 to 7.x was good in some way, but lots of things got worse. The property sheet for...

How Meny Subclassed function Pointers?
Posted on September 24th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hi Folks: I have a bunch of edit controls I position over ListBox items. These edit controls are all subclssed so I'm keeping a record of each one's original WndProc. Is there any reason to save...

Shift key not working with keybd_event and Terminal Services
Posted on September 23rd, 2004 | 1 Comments

The Problem: I'm working on a program that needs to generate keyboard events. I'm running into a problem where not all the events seem to be working if they are being passed to a Terminal Services...

(urgent)Plz help about programming for COM port communications in VC 6++
Posted on September 23rd, 2004 | 7 Comments

Dear members: I have some urgent questions concerning communications in COM port. Can you please help me? 1. Let's assume that a peripheral device transmits a byte into my computer through port COM...

WlxLoggedOnSAS called from Winlogon while WlxWkStaLockedSAS still executing
Posted on September 23rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

We have a cascaded GINA for 2K and XP wich provides our proprietery Smart Card authentication. While unlocking the workstation with a Smart Card there is an amount of data (filestructure on...

Softice newbie, packed Win32 exe question.
Posted on September 23rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

(First off, I need this towards malware analysis, not cracking s/w protection.) I have only recently started using SI. I need to use a plug-in that works only for SI (for an unpacking+reverse...

Starting a program upon internet connect.
Posted on September 23rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hello. I need to automatically start a perl-script when I connect by modem to the internet. That is, every time that a internet-connection is established this small program should run. Is this...

Difference between screen and desktop
Posted on September 23rd, 2004 | 9 Comments

It is said that there is a subtle but important difference betsween screen and desktop. Can someone elaborate this? Thanks!

advapi32 uncheck the inherit from parent permission
Posted on September 22nd, 2004 | 0 Comments

hi, i am using the following functions to programmatically set the windows NTFS folder permissions: GetNamedSecurityInfo BuildExplicitAccessWithName SetEntriesInAcl SetNamedSecurityInfo

How to de/activate network card
Posted on September 22nd, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a method to programatically de/activate network cards. To be more specific I need to find out wether there is an active LAN connection and if there is turn off the...

How do I obtain an smtp server?
Posted on September 22nd, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hi all, When someone writes in a mail client xyz@xyz.com, what do I need to do to obtain the smtp server of this email? Just to clarify, I know the local smtp server is the "component" which obtain...

are there any API or MFC functions for me to impelement these tasks?(image processing)
Posted on September 22nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

Dear members: In my program developed in Visual C 6++, I have to do the following tasks: 1. Load a BitMap image and display it on the screen. 2. Change its resolution to a desired resolution input...

Asserting Edit Control Text Background Mode?
Posted on September 22nd, 2004 | 8 Comments

Hi Folks: Developing on Win2K, VC6, WIN32, no MFC. One question before we start, Can SetWindowLong()of GWL_USERDATA be set for any control? The background color can be asserted in a read only edit...

windows pipes consistently terminate after 8.589.934.590 bytes
Posted on September 22nd, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hi everyone. Our company (bitvise.com) develops an SSH server for Windows which uses Windows named pipes for communication between the SSH server and the SFTP file transfer module. When a client...

Define for VC6 or VC7
Posted on September 21st, 2004 | 1 Comments

Is there a C++ define I could use to determine if my code is being compile under Visual Studio 6 or Visual Studio 7 Thanks Ralph Krausse www.consiliumsoft.com Use the START button? Then you need...

Finding duration of MP3 files
Posted on September 21st, 2004 | 0 Comments

I'm using MSVC++ 5.0 on XP and I'd like my program to determine the duration of some MP3 files and give me a total duration. I'm a retired programmer with a little lightweight Windows experience,...

Snmp
Posted on September 21st, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi, I'am using the SnmpMgrOpen() api function. ####################################################################### LPSNMP_MGR_SESSION SnmpMgrOpen( LPSTR lpAgentAddress, // name and address...

Hide inactive icons on XP
Posted on September 21st, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hi all, For some reason that I won't detail here the icon from my application doesn't behave nice when it is hidden because it is inactive on a Win XP (this feature, of hidden an icon when inactive...