Recent update: 2008-3-21
Hi,I installed Dec CTP on win XP SP2 and I tried to look at the following pages but they seem to be blank. http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sdkintro/html/9a2db508-5b77-43f8-afa4-1ca82d24bb83.aspCan someone point to some basic documentation on how to use ...
Hi, I'm evaluating WPF for our next product, and I would like to know if Microsoft has commited or even commented on when they expect WPF to be out for Windows XP.
on 5270 .. iviewers.dll fails to register itself .. has anyone else noticed this?
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y.shao at 2008-3-3
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" ...
When trying to access the Media Foundation docs in the SDK help all you get is a bunch of script errors and no content.The online version of the SDK docs still seem to be for the Sep CTP release and there is no documentation entry for Media Foundation.Is there a way to fix the script errors in ...
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venkas at 2008-2-28
I have Win XP with SP2 on my system.I tried installing the Dec CTP of WCF.I have successfully installed WinFX runtime components.However, when I try to install the SDK, I get the following error: Windows SDK could not be configured, see the 'Installing the SDK' section of the ...
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TOMDX at 2008-2-27
is microsoft going to stop supporting the win32api? is it going to create a new api for win64 or will it stop with the unmanaged code. if so wont it kill the language because c++ is aimed towards performance not simplicity and that's what managed code is all about, so wouldn't c++ become ...
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Ralf.R at 2008-2-26
Hi there,I hope you can be of some help. I try to install WinFX RTC 3.0 Beta 2 and WinSDK (December) on a WinXP Pro SP2 machine.The WinFX RTC installer in the first third of the installation process throws an error:An unhandled exception ('System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception') occured in ...
There's a problem with the WinFx RTC download for December 2005. The links on the page http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BD3BA2D5-6ADB-4FB2-A3AA-E16A9EA5603F&displaylang=en There's a link to download the entire WinFx RTC package instead of the "smart" installer. ...
Media center in Vista is included but I guess will work with WPF but there is zero docs on that?
What will installing Winfx and avalon on XP allow me to do? </span>
Hello, we develop the fingerprint security software. I would need to log the user on without his interaction with logon UI - the user simply places his finger on the sensor, our software retrieves his username and password and... and would call InitiateInteractiveLogon() from biologon.dll in ...
Did anybody make a successful user logon using the new ICredentialProvider interface? My credentials are displayed, but I can't make them to logon. And what worse - after 20 or 30 seconds, the winlogon crashes completely with no recovery possible excepting hardware reset. I thought I basically ...
There's a problem with the WinFx RTC download for December 2005. The links on the page http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BD3BA2D5-6ADB-4FB2-A3AA-E16A9EA5603F&displaylang=en There's a link to download the entire WinFx RTC package instead of the "smart" installer. ...
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MJTNET at 2008-2-20
Hi, SetWindowsHookEx(WH_JOURNALRECORD,JournalRecordProc,hInstance,0) This is failing on Vista build 5231. Is this just not supported yet in the beta or is there a change to the SDK that I'm not aware of? Thanks, Marcus
Another issue that I have run across which I have "fixed" is the following: was: int l2 = wcslen(inputedString); and generated error C2664: 'wcslen' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'Uint16 *' to 'const wchar_t *' is now, is this the correct way to handle this or is there a better way. ...
I had the following installed previously on my computer: .NET Framework 2.0 beta 2 (50215 build) Visual C# Express 2005 beta 2 WinFX runtime components beta 1 WinFX SDK beta 1 MSH Now, after Nov 7, I wanted to install VC# Express 2005 (RTM), so I downloaded and ran the auto uninstall utility. ...
I get this message after closing any VS2005 application in Debug mode.... VS2005 stays in debug mode until I explicitly kill my app. At first, I thought it was only on Avalon apps, but I get it on any regular WinForms app, even ones that I am recompiling on VS2005... Any idea what it means? ...
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Ralf.R at 2008-2-16
Hi there, I hope you can be of some help. I try to install WinFX RTC 3.0 Beta 2 and WinSDK (December) on a WinXP Pro SP2 machine. The WinFX RTC installer in the first third of the installation process throws an error: An unhandled exception ('System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception') occured in ...
There's a problem with the WinFx RTC download for December 2005. The links on the page http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BD3BA2D5-6ADB-4FB2-A3AA-E16A9EA5603F&displaylang=en There's a link to download the entire WinFx RTC package instead of the "smart" installer. ...
I saw a PDC demo last night on the integration with Vista (using the common file dialogs, integrating into the search, using task dialogs instead of long text message boxes, etc). While explaining the taskdialog APIs and showing a sample, the speaker used a SDK tool called TDEditor (task dialog ...
I had the following installed previously on my computer: .NET Framework 2.0 beta 2 (50215 build) Visual C# Express 2005 beta 2 WinFX runtime components beta 1 WinFX SDK beta 1 MSH Now, after Nov 7, I wanted to install VC# Express 2005 (RTM), so I downloaded and ran the auto uninstall utility. ...
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Ralf.R at 2008-2-15
Hi there, I hope you can be of some help. I try to install WinFX RTC 3.0 Beta 2 and WinSDK (December) on a WinXP Pro SP2 machine. The WinFX RTC installer in the first third of the installation process throws an error: An unhandled exception ('System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception') occured in ...
Everybody is getting there hands on it over the past few hours....</P> ... but it's not on MSDN...</P> When will MS post it for us?</P> </P> </span>
There's a problem with the WinFx RTC download for December 2005. The links on the page http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BD3BA2D5-6ADB-4FB2-A3AA-E16A9EA5603F&displaylang=en There's a link to download the entire WinFx RTC package instead of the "smart" installer. ...
Did anybody make a successful user logon using the new ICredentialProvider interface? My credentials are displayed, but I can't make them to logon. And what worse - after 20 or 30 seconds, the winlogon crashes completely with no recovery possible excepting hardware reset. I thought I basically ...
Hello, we develop the fingerprint security software. I would need to log the user on without his interaction with logon UI - the user simply places his finger on the sensor, our software retrieves his username and password and... and would call InitiateInteractiveLogon() from biologon.dll in ...
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simdoc at 2008-2-13
I was told by one of the VC++ team members in post http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=122581 that I should post this message here.The MSI.lib file is not present in the VC++ 2005 distribution (MSI.h is present), either the final release or any of its predecessors. An issue ...
I saw a PDC demo last night on the integration with Vista (using the common file dialogs, integrating into the search, using task dialogs instead of long text message boxes, etc). While explaining the taskdialog APIs and showing a sample, the speaker used a SDK tool called TDEditor (task dialog ...
Hello,I am currently trying to implement something that would serve the same purpose as the notification packages in WinXP/2k. I started reading this article: http://yourtechconnect.blogspot.com/2005/08/windows-vista-winlogon-changes.htmlDon't need to read all the text, the most important part ...
I have a exe that contains 3 services using SERVICE_WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS. I am trying to add failure actions. I can call ChangeServiceConfig2 with right actions and it succeeds. however when one of my services exits with a bad error code i call SetServiceStatus(.. SERVICE_STOPPED, err..) and get ...
I'm trying to find out how to use the WMS to broadcast video streaming. I've managed to encode the video and publish it through port 8080 on the station, but I can't seem to broadcast it from the Media Server to the third party machine which is supposed to play the stream.Also I can't find ...
I was expecting to see the NavigationApplication class in System.Windows.Navigation. NavigationWindow is there but not NaviationApplication. Further in New Projects there is WinFX Windows Application but not a WinFS Windows Navigation Application. Am I missing something or has something ...
ok so I have Vista build 5253 in a VM , VS2005 Pro, and I want to code up an implementation of the new IPropertyStore interface - plus I also want to play around with all the other new shell interfaces.Q: exactly what PSDK should I be using?Q: where can I get it?Q: where can I find ...
I installed WinFX November beta, but the project templates aren't showing up.I heard that for older versions of the beta, the installer is hard-coded to install the templates to c:\program files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8, so copying the files over to the real VS2005 folder solves the problem. ...
I have upgraded from the WinFX September CTP to the November one, and corresponding versions of .NET and VS2005. Unfortunately the WinFX documentation is no longer accessible in VS2005. Does anyone know it there is a way to force the WinFX help documentation to be visible in VS2005, or indeed ...
I saw a PDC demo last night on the integration with Vista (using the common file dialogs, integrating into the search, using task dialogs instead of long text message boxes, etc). While explaining the taskdialog APIs and showing a sample, the speaker used a SDK tool called TDEditor (task dialog ...
I wasn't sure if this was answered anywhere ... are there plans for releasing the version of platform sdk (for vista) for managed APIs? (i.e. developing in .net/winfx).I know that the current unmanaged APIs for Vista can be used in managed code, but the complexity of those APIs still remain ...
OK. Just installed the November CTP's and installed all of them.Everything seems to "work", but I can only get the WPF samples to run about 1 in 5 times - and when they do run, they crash very quickly.Almost all of them do this, no matter how complicated they are.Such as, when I run the ...
I have installed WINFX SDK Beta 2 ( September Edition ) but the problem is that all samples and documentations are available for Beta 1. from the other side i got a link for BETA 2 SDK Documentation but it uses Express Setup. it is not possible for me to download 650 MB using Express setup.Can ...
Another issue that I have run across which I have "fixed" is the following: was: int l2 = wcslen(inputedString); and generated error C2664: 'wcslen' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'Uint16 *' to 'const wchar_t *' is now, is this the correct way to handle this or is there a better way. ...
Hi guys,To use SendInput I need to use the INPUT structure. When I use the INPUT structure then compiler complains that INPUT is unknown.INPUT is also not displayed in the drop down Intellisense list box on pressing ctrl+spacebar.Can somebody help.keyb_event works fine.But why INPUT is not ...
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rogg at 2008-2-4
I recently downloaded and installed the Windows Server SP1 Platform SDK. I notice that there are MFC include files and lib files in the installation. However, I can't find any lib files for 32-bit applications. As I understand it the library files in the .\Lib\AMD64\atlmfc\ and .\Lib\IA64\mfc\ ...
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winx at 2008-2-4
Hi,i've installed VS 2005 Beta 2005 ans all the WinFX Runtime Extensions. Now I want to test the WinFX, Indigo, Avalon Packages. But i'm not able to install the VS extensions. Trying to to this, i get the error message : Component (VS or WinFX SDK) missing. But both ar installed.Can somebody ...
Hi I get the following error when the proxy xxx_p.c is compiled. I have been able to successfully compile it in .Net 2002. But now we are porting to .Net 2005 and I get the following error. My development environment is Windows XP Professional. Even though my operating system is XP which is ...
How would I detect whether the WinFX runtime (in a certain version) is installed on the target machine in a culture- and OS-independent way and doing it with unmanaged code (preferably using vc++ 6)?
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MJTNET at 2008-2-3
Hi, SetWindowsHookEx(WH_JOURNALRECORD,JournalRecordProc,hInstance,0) This is failing on Vista build 5231. Is this just not supported yet in the beta or is there a change to the SDK that I'm not aware of? Thanks, Marcus
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tstubb at 2008-2-3
I fixed the "cant find windows.h" problem and now I am getting linker erros like those below, after using the Windows App wizard to create code and compile it with no changes, can anyone help? Linking... test4.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__DispatchMessageW@4 referenced ...
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BruceT at 2008-2-2
I have installed the "Microsoft Platform SDK" and followed Brian Johnson's instructions ( http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/usingpsdk/default.aspx) to enable it to be used with "Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta 2", successfully (hooray!).I then wanted to build some of the samples in the ...
Hello,I am currently trying to implement something that would serve the same purpose as the notification packages in WinXP/2k. I started reading this article: http://yourtechconnect.blogspot.com/2005/08/windows-vista-winlogon-changes.htmlDon't need to read all the text, the most important part ...