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I'd like to perform a cacls command for each file in a directory recursively. -   cacls *.* /T /E /G Everyone:R     fails with the following message: "Tha data is invalid" -   for %%f in ...
I  want to set up a DLL project in Visual C++  and need to support CString. How do I do that? The following code results in the expected error, that CString is unknown: ----------- #inc...
Using Windows 2000, Visual C++ 6.0. I need a RELIABLE way to find the computer name that corresponds to a given IP address.  So far, I have tried gethostbyaddr from the WinSock API, like th...
Hello Gurus, When ever i shutdown my Laptop i get a End Program message "WMS Idle" cannot end program please click end to stop. What is this message and where is it coming from. How can i s...
Hello, can you please help me. i need to know how to control the mouse under windows (2000). I need to move it and to click at certain situations. I hope you can help me. Greetings
I have a KeyboardHook (as a DLL) which senses all keyboard activity and it is of type WH_KEYBOARD The keyboard hook is working well and the keyboard callback procedure is called with parame...
I need a generic layout or a template (MS Word preferred) to help define the precise technical specification and behaviour for a Windows95/98 application. Whoever sends me a decent layout/tem...
I just installed Cygwin and need some help getting it setup?  I basically need to know what I need to configure in order to run a basic program.  I've started with 300 points and will go up if...
I am using the below code to connect to a server listening port 80,how can i put a connection timeout for this? i think the default timeout of winsock is 30 seconds is it?how can i reduse it?...
Hi, I am using a WMI script to rename/IP machines per their mac address -- when that is done I am using the following to call a command that joins to the domain and performs some other things....
DLLs Cicero UI Wndframe and WMS idle persist at shutdown and likely are hung during PC operation.   How do I correct that issue? Server 2003 r2 SP2 ASRock MOBO: P4Dual-915GL BIOS: AMI P1.2...
In the setup file I am building with WIX, I have a custom action (see WXS part below). This action calls a function from a DLL. When I run the setup to install my product all works fine. Unf...
We are switching from Win98 to Win2000.  We have sent our users a .vbs file that they run and it creates a file for them which among other things includes the path to their current wallpaper l...
How can I obtain an application main window handle, given a process ID? Thanks, Don
I need to find out whether directX is installed on user's sytem and what version if any. My app requires DirectX2 or later. Virgin Interactive's Subspace program includes a small app called su...
Hello Experts! I need a quick batch file syntax to check a file size and then execute a command.. psuedocode.. if <filename> > 1 byte execute command with parameter. else. ex...
I'm a retired Unix/C programmer; never moved up to C++, and I don't program windows.  But I do still write DOS-Box style c-programs for myself, and when I need to, I include WIN32 API cal...
     I am using http connection in my Java desktop application, and I need to specify proxy server address:port, when direct connection is not available. I can read registry in application...
Hi, I wrote a WMI Script that renames/ip's a computer per its Mac Address and want to know if there is a way to call a batch file using VB/WMI?  I want the script to call the Netdom command...
I'm trying to send a broadcast on a TCP/IP LAN. I'm going to use the subnet mask to build a broadcast address. Is there a function in Win32 (or MFC) to find out the subnet mask? Or if not, how...
Hi, I need to write - or find a freeware/shareware - a program that will replace explorer.exe on some public PC's - The program just needs to present about 5 programs to choose from, and th...
Greetings, Thank you for assisting me with this show stopper. Apparently I'm attempting to run an app with a 32-bit dll on a 64-bit .net 2.0 system (hosted server, I can't fall back to Win2...
Hello All, I need to create a modal dialog box using win32 APIs that must have background from bitmap/jpeg file. I shall be creating the dialog layout using resource manager in visual studio....
Good Afternoon, I am trying to use a vbscript to delete a relevant registry entry using regdelete, i am new to this arena. However I have been having no luck. I have attached the rele...
I need to get the dots per inch that a Windows form uses on the client.  From what I have found out so far, I believe that I have to use GetWindowDC using P/Invoke.  I am programming in C# but...