Top "Windows-7" questions

Use for questions about programming with or for Windows 7, a past release of Microsoft Windows.

Making WPF applications look Metro-styled, even in Windows 7? (Window Chrome / Theming / Theme)

I like the window chrome on the new Office Suite and Visual Studio: I'm still developing applications for Windows 7 of …

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The 'json' native gem requires installed build tools

I have ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18) [i386-mingw32] installed on my windows 7 machine. Now I tried to install the JSON …

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Why isn't .ico file defined when setting window's icon?

When I tried to change the window icon in the top left corner from the ugly red "TK" to my …

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How to stop console from closing on exit?

I'm using Visual Studio 2010 and Windows 7 x64 The command prompt closes after exit, even though I used "Start without debug". …

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What precisely does 'Run as administrator' do?

On Windows 7, I have a command-line program that fails due to file write permission errors, and popping up annoying UAC …

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Why am I getting ImportError: No module named pip ' right after installing pip?

I have installed pip and ez setup. I also checked the system path and I can see the module in …

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Executing a batch script on Windows shutdown

Is there any way, in Windows 7 Professional, to run a batch script (e.g., a .BAT file) when the user …

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How to get main window handle from process id?

How to get main window handle from process id? I want to bring this window to the front. It works …

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WCF ServiceHost access rights

I get the following error when going through the WCF tutorial. HTTP could not register URL http://+:8000/ServiceModelSamples/Service/. Your …

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The module ".dll" was loaded but the entry-point was not found

I have a DLL which cause to an error when I run the application. The error says that the service …

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