hi, <br/> my problem is that my "localhost" is not pinging whearas i can ping other computers connected through LAN.<br/>Problem begins probably after i load the driver for modem with the help of "add remove hardware" functionality of "controle panel".<br/>please answer<br/>vikas

were can i get a comprehensive documentation of the windows platform defined macros...like RPC_NO_WINDOWS_H,_MPPC etc..i have check on MSDN and on Google also..but i didn't get any useful data there...can anyone suggest me some good information which will be useful for me in porting the Windows...

I have an MSI file that won't run on Win XP. It says, "The Operating System is not adequate for running Application," and of course refuses to install. The application will run under NT/2000/XP. I want to correct the MSI database using Orca but I can't seem to find the right place to edit...

Hi, I need to install the File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks component, but i need to do this programatically. I have found and used the utility snetcfg.exe which permits this. However this tool is platform specific since its compiled using the DDK. I tried using the one i compiled on Win...

Does anyone know how to edit the items that appear in the content-sensitive menu in Windows NT......I have some items that are either invalid or pointing to the wrong path.

hi everyone,<br/>how to remove recently viewed files list from the media player that comes with xp operating system.<br/> <br/>from ravikumar009

Hi,<br/>My registry is broken, but I can not import my backup registry within Windows. Does someone know how I can do it on Windows 2000? <br/>I have not used the back-up utility from Windows, but I have simply exported the registry from regedit.exe.<br/>Thanks.

Hi,When a VC++ application has been run on my system and a System in our parent company, 21 threads have been shown in Task Manager. But when the same application was being run in a system at the client site, only 20 threads were shown. 1 is missing !. So I hope, anyone can give me a proper explana...

hello alli am bit confused to see the results of following piece of codeplease help me out......i executed following piece of code to see the devastating effect ofpagefaults on a processvoid main(){int i;int *arr;int * arr1,*arr2;char ch;arr= new int[5000000];for(i=0;i<5000000;i++)arr[i]=0;arr1=...

:confused: win2k server provides a Terminate Server:1.we can remote control a remote computer by it.2.it has a TSWEB works in IE.3.we can operate on a remote desktop via TSWEB.4.we can select diferrent user to logged on remote computer.5.we operate on a desktop that is not the same with the desktop...

when i open a webpage in IE,i have to enter username and pwd to validate.but how can i validate in my program before i use a connect() function ?code below:...WSADATA wsa;WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(1,1), &wsa); int sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);struct sockaddr_in sa;sa.sin_family = AF_INET;sa.sin_...

assume host A and B are in a localnet 192.168.2.xhost A ip is 192.168.2.1host B ip is 192.168.2.2assume host C is on the internet, and it's ip is also 192.168.2.2 (same with host B)When i connect to host B or host C, B and C is not the same, but their ip address are same!My Question is:how to c...

Every time I try to restart or shut-down my PC, the Windows XP makes all the icons go away, I see the paperwall empty with no options to do...after 5 - 10 minutes, it restarts q shuts-down the PC...if anyone can help fixing this problem, I am sure this problem is not too good for the main board...Th...

Hi,I have written a windows service. It has several jobs, one of which is VERY simple : create a directory on a mapped network drive.This service has been around for several months, running on Win2000. It runs fine on Win2000.I am now migrating to WinXP (Pro). The service is unable to create the dir...

ok, let me making it known, i hate this service pack, but i am stuck with it.does anyone have any experience with this problem. did not happen to me till sp3. i go to the windowsupdate website. download the ciritical patches. and whammo....i start getting event id 1000, userevn error. cannot unload...

I have done a virus check-up...<br/>No viruses on PC.

Dear All,I have encountered a weird situation :1. I have a .mdb database, kept in win2K2. I have 2 processes residing in the same machine as the .mdb file. 3. process A writes a record into the database, process B reads the record from database and forward to a server via TCP/IP.4. some how after th...

Hi,<br/> While loading some of the internet sites, I'm getting an error "Automation server cannot create object". How do I rectify this problem.<br/>Thanks<br/>Abhishek.

Hi! Im running windows nt4 on flash disk. I want to be able to duplicate these disks with the entire system.Simply moving all files will not work, because the bootsector will not be copied?My question is if there is a way to do this, ie make the disk bootable after copying all files? Is there an uti...

Hi all !<br/>Is there a way on Windows XP to let a non-administrator user access the registry without restrictions ?<br/>I have seen that only administrators can read/write some keys...

Please help!!! I have written a program in Perl on Win32 which creates a backup archive and adds some large database files to it. It works fine, but it takes over 10 minutes to run on a high-end machine, and when you look in task-manager it states the program is "Not Responding". When the backup...

We use Dialup networking to communicate to another system that we sometimes receive a 727 error on dialup networking, that the modem is not functioning correctly.We got a null modem INF file and modified the name, so we can be sure we access the proper modem, so there is no modem to fail. When we c...

The question is when the mouse left button can work, then there is no reaction of right click. If the right click is OK, then the left click has no reaction.(I change the left and right button at Control Panel-->Mouse property page. I check in th Registry, and findHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\...

Hi All,<br/>In Windows 95/98, is there any function/API which is equivalent to sendARP in Win 2000 and higher flavour of Windows ? <br/>Pls let me know ..<br/>Thanks and Regards<br/>piyush

Hello,<br/>When a client launch my program it register a dll everytime, it works on alomost every machine but on some the dll dont wanna be registered.. we checked the right but they are all the same... Just the OS is different.. it doesnt want to be registered on a win 2k..<br/>Any idea? thx

Hi ,<br/> I have a Win2k machine on a LAN. My machine is showing Scheduled Task in my share area when viewed from some other computer. How do I remove this Scheduled Task folder from the share area of my computer.<br/>Thanks and Regards,<br/>Abhishek.

Hullo;When a program like lavasoft's AdAware is run they sometimesdisplay message boxes about directories or files that are corrupt.Now the directories are not corrupt, they are just inaccessible toanyone but the system account ( I can take ownership and change the properties and view the dirs...

How can I set the same logon script for all of the users of a domain in a single step?I know how do it on a per user basis. i.e First put ur script in the shared Netlogon or Sysvol folder.Next enter this script file name in the Logon Script textbox under Profile tab of the specific user in the User...

Hi all,<br/>I'm trying to read a text file with a few very very long lines with Wordpad.<br/>On WinNT and WinXP there's no problem, but on Win2k all the lines longer than about 3000 characters are wrapped.<br/>Does anyone know why ? :confused: :confused: :confused:

hi,<br/>if i forgot the password of Windows XP (administrator) on a stand alone PC. I do'nt have any other account on that time. <br/>What should i do ?<br/>Regards

Hi there,can anyone help me in this:1) My work PC have both WinXP and Win98 installed. It's with ATX case and under Win98 it shuts down well, but undex WinXP it shuts in some strange manier. The Power ON led on the case is still on but computer doesn't respond to any key or Reset button.2)...

I installed Matlab 6 Release 12 on Win2k<br/>during the installation there was no problem.<br/>but when I start the MatLab there occures an error.<br/>I tried that on Win98, the same error.<br/>I heard that there is a problem with P4 processors with MatLab<br/>is that possible?

I am using socket connections to communicate between my programs. It worked fine in NT4.0. Now I am running the same programs in Win2K. The programs work fine until the network cable is disconnected. I can solve the local connection problem using the "127.0.0.1" and not the "PC-name" when connecting...

Hi,Our application runs continuously on a Win2K(SP3) system. But after around 20-24 hours, we find that on that system the keyboard and mouse hang(or freeze). At this stage, we are forced go for a hard boot of the system. Did anybody face this kind of a problem before? If so, please let me know how...

Do you know any API for deleting/setting a domain users password?What I have to do is: From within a client (W2k) I have to change the passwords for domain users without knowing the old password, means: Couvering a part of the server's user manager. But all things must happen without any user i...

Hi,I noticed that the DNSCache service (DNS Client) on WinXP always uses the same source port when sending DNS queries. This behavior is opposed to the one in Windows 2000, in which each DNS query has its own source port.Does any one know how I can revert to the behavior of the DNS client on Win2k,...

hi der!<br/>windows explorer has a preview of image files such as jpeg, gif, bmps on the left pane right?<br/>but one day i dont see it anymore (except for BMP files)<br/>does anyone know how i can restore it?<br/>thanks

HiI need help urgently :( Let me brief you guys. I'm trying to put and shortcut called test.url in the Startup. Which means, when a user login, automatically the test.url will link to a specific website. When I reboot the PC, I encounters an error that states "Windows cannot find http://www.xxx...

Hi,I have developed a UI which works on Win9x, NT, 2K and XP. The UI show up correctly if the font size is 100%. If I decrease the font size to 75% through Display Properties/Settings/Advanced, the UI gets cut off, and losses the right and lower sides of the tabs and also looses the scroll bar on th...

Hi,can anyone tell me, how (if possible anyway) i can change a APIPA assigned address??I want to use an ordinary address-range (192.168...) with APIPA.I tried to change it simply in the registry, but windows didn't even notice, it changed it back after disabling and reenabling the interface.I s...

For some of the applications that we create we have found that on different MS OSs we need different rights, some up to admin rights to run the app correctly. Can anyone suggest a website, whitepapers, books that deal with such information?

I have 3 versions of a dll on my computer. Is there a way that I can find out which version of the dll is registered?<br/>Thanks,<br/> Melissa

Hi, AllI want to know onething.Is there any change of security aspect from windows 2000 to windows xp?I want to know this, because when I was using a fuction called CreateProcessAsUser() in xp it is not workiing.in win2k it worked fine.any ideas pls?cheersmahanare...

Hi,<br/>My program becomes havier and havier. It contains 3 big processes, each starts with approximently 100mb and performs alot of work with oracle through the network. <br/>Are there any limits from win2000 for the program to grow?

Hello I have Windows XP Professional installed on my computer. I want to shift over to Windows 2000, but the problem is when i insert the Windows 2000 CD for installtion.........it exits the setup process...wht is the problem in moving down from XP to Windows 2000?? can anyone help me on thisthax...

I am running I.E. 5.5 on Windows 2000. I am getting the following runtime error frequently when browsing the Internet.Line: 121Error: 'document.forms.1.elements' is null or not an objectI believe it is Java related, but I cannot find a fix for it. I cannot upgrade to I.E. 6 because some...

Does windows have a standard loop back address and if so what is it?<br/>thanks

Hi, Does anyone know what is this key in Windows 2000 is used for ? HKLM\System\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\AppCompatibility Some Application which is under this list can't function properly on some Windows 2000 system. If I delete the corresponding key in it, then it work...

Operating syatem: Windows2000 Advance ServerApplication developed in VC++ (Visual studio 6.0)HiMine is a multithreaded application that creats files in a folder (File name not compatible with 8.3 format), when no. of of files is aprox. 15,000+, I start getting "Not enough DiskSpace" message, but...

whn i open any folder it says " Object required "FSO"<br/>and gives the path c:\\winnt\web\folder.htt<br/>how to solve this problem