Top "Windows-vista" questions

Windows Vista is an operating system that was the successor of Windows XP and the predecessor of Windows 7. It is not maintained nor supported anymore.

How do I use C# to get the Hard-disk serial number?

How do i get the hard disk serial number without using dll and supported by VISTA

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Listing files in recycle bin

I want to list the files that are in the recycle bin in Vista from the command line. So far …

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HttpListener.Start() AccessDenied error on Vista

Running this code as a regular user throws HttpListenerException (access denied). Snippet runs ok as an administator class Program { static …

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Embedding icon in .exe with py2exe, visible in Vista?

I've been trying to embed an icon (.ico) into my "compyled" .exe with py2exe. Py2Exe does have a …

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C++: Get MAC address of network adapters on Vista?

We are currently using the NetBios method, and it works ok under XP. Preliminary tests under Vista show that it …

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Location of My Pictures

How do I programatically (Using C#) find out what the path is of my My Pictures folder? Does this work …

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What is the Maximum length that a Windows Registry Key name can be?

I'm writing a very long registry Key name (it's a list of programs for a combined uninstall) and I think …

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Hide Start Orb on Vista / Win 7 in C#

When hiding the Task Bar on Vista and Windows 7 the Start Button (also known as the Start Orb) doesn't get …

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The procedure entry point _gxx_personality_v0 could not be located in the dynamic link library libstdc++-6.dll Error

Yesterday I decided to download, install, and attempt to use Allegro 5. I also downloaded Code::Blocks 12.11 w/ the MinGW compiler. …

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