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i've ran check disk utility manually from command prompt and from my computer and selecting c: drive... both times it gets almost done running it..and it says "windows was unable to complete the disk check" what am i supposed to do? how can i make it complete it so it can repair the errors i know i've got??...

I have a PowerShell script and looking to add functionality outside of the domain which I'm connecting (getcurrentdomain). I would assume I would use the method GetDomain, but unsure on the context.... $dom = [System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain]: :getdomain()...

I have to take this personally now. Tooltips have been flakey since the dawn of .NET, but to still have to put up with a disappearing tooltip in VS 2008 is getting beyond a joke. Tooltips have always done this, so isn't it about time they were fixed? I have a tooltip that I assign to a button control on my form. I hover over ...

MUURL field has urls as records, perhaps this records are there when wsus3 downloaded this files or maybe before. I have several records which packages are missing physically on WSUS/wsuscontent. how this can be possible?

I am a hobbyist programmer, using C# and VS2008 and writing desktop apps. I am trying hard to take a modular approach to avoid re-inventing the wheel but I'm finding it a bit frustrating. For instance I have a ListViewEx class (based on a ListView) which has in-place editing and a sorter based on column content. It uses ...

I have been trying to install Silverlight KB955305for some time but keep getting Error 0x5DF. It downloads OK but will not install. Every other MS and Windows Updates install OK except this one. I run XP Pro SP3 with all current updates installed. I'm not completely computer literate but I saw another post somewhere where someone ...

I am looking for files with string (2) in the file name. The new search feature works differently than previous versions. Way too many results. I am getting all files with a 2 in them. Haven't been able to find documentation on new "features" I have tried seraching for: *(2)*.* "(2)".* Neither work ...

I am about to DCPROMO a server which is also the CA but i need to keep the server name as it is still required as a member server. I have read MS documents that state I have to rename the new DC to be the same as the old one. Is this the case or is it possible to have the new server name as the CA ??...

Hi! Example: public bool? IsChecked { get { throw new NotImplementedException(); } } What does the question mark after the bool mean ("bool?")?

Hi, We have added a shared assembly in GAC so that our multiple solutions can use use it. We use the publisher policy to controls the different versions of the assembly. This shared assembly also has dependencies (some are .NET assembly with strong name and some non .NET without strong name). How we will manage the ...

I have to take this personally now. Tooltips have been flakey since the dawn of .NET, but to still have to put up with a disappearing tooltip in VS 2008 is getting beyond a joke. Tooltips have always done this, so isn't it about time they were fixed? I have a tooltip that I assign to a button control on my form. I hover over ...

With as class and object oriented .Net is, is the concept of general modules days numbered? When did you last add a general module to your project, and why wouldn't you have used a class instead?

I have a .NET application that, among other things, creates Excel workbooks, and I have run into a very strange problem involving formulas on one worksheet that reference values on another worksheet. The text I write into, let's say, cell A25 on Sheet1 (using .NET) looks something like this: =VLOOKUP(RC[7],'Sheet2'!A:X,6,FALSE)...

i've ran check disk utility manually from command prompt and from my computer and selecting c: drive... both times it gets almost done running it..and it says "windows was unable to complete the disk check" what am i supposed to do? how can i make it complete it so it can repair the errors i know i've got??...

I'm currently writing some plug-in modules for a system that somebody else is developing. They have provided my with an interface to implement, and when I do, everything loads into their system fine. I basically just implement their interface, and add a reference to their library in VS2008. However, a problem arises when they update ...

i recently upgraded to vista and first game i installed was halo 1 and on the second level it starts glitching like black lines and the trees in the background flicker and i get really bad performance soon as the glitches start i surpass the recomended requirements by a long shot i got an amd athlon 64 x2 4200+ 2.2GHz geforce 8600GT 2GB...

I'm using Vista Home...just updated my Spysweeper to 5.8. While running a sweep, it got stuck and wouldn't continue its process. I then canceled the sweep...now it's hanging during the cancellation process! So 2 questions: 1. What would cause the hang? Bad file? Bad upgrade? 2. Why won't the program stop? ...

The company/bar i work for use tills that are actually XP computers. I need to find out there age but cant seem to find a service tag etc only the code to install Microsoft software. is there a way to search the pc to get an aprox. age. I tried looking in properties(right click) in the C drive but didn’t really see anything I ...

Tried to open a pdf file and I get a box asking me to 'browse' to open with or 'save to disk'. Adobe is nowhere to be found (except in add/remove in control panel). It says Adobe Flash Player 9 Active X and another file (that looks like it just downloaded on 7/21). I don't ever remember upgrading to 9. Can someone tell me how to...